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1952: Mile High Swinging

Grandfather Mountain, Linville, North Carolina, USA
Bridgemeister ID:341 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1952
Name:Mile High Swinging
Location:Grandfather Mountain, Linville, North Carolina, USA
Coordinates:36.095054 N 81.832238 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Charles Hartman, Jr.
References:PQU, WSJ20060128
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 69.5 meters (228 feet)

Notes:

  • Major refurbishing, 1999, but soon after was wrecked by winds. WSJ20060128: "...winds blew it off its moorings. It might have been blown down the mountain if it hadn't wedged against the steel-frame supports." Reopened April 2000 with 21 new stabilizer cables on each side. Survived 200+ mph wind gust, January 2006.

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Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle



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