This is an image set within the Bridgemeister collection.
Bridge: | Yancey County Footbridges |
Location: | Yancey County, North Carolina, USA - Cane River |
Image Set Contributor: | Patrick S. O'Donnell |
Related Suspension Bridge Inventory: | (footbridge) - Burnsville vicinity, North Carolina, USA (footbridge) - Burnsville vicinity, North Carolina, USA (footbridge) - Burnsville vicinity, North Carolina, USA (footbridge) - Burnsville vicinity, North Carolina, USA (footbridge) - Burnsville vicinity, North Carolina, USA (footbridge) - Burnsville vicinity, North Carolina, USA (footbridge) - Burnsville vicinity, North Carolina, USA (footbridge) - Burnsville vicinity, North Carolina, USA |
Related Image Lists: | All from Patrick S. O'Donnell All in North Carolina All in USA All Pedestrian Suspension Bridges |
Credit: | Photos by Patrick S. O'Donnell. Please do not reuse without permission. |
Patrick sent this set of eight worn footbridges all spanning the Cane River. At first glance these private bridges may seem insignificant, but they are excellent examples of how suspension bridges have played an important cost-effective role in rural life for two hundred years.