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Bridging the Tar River has been a long and arduous process in Pitt County. A free ferry was established over the Tar River at Greenville in 1787 and the first bridge was built over the river about 1823. The next bridge was built in 1848 by Samuel Marshburn. During the Civil War there were several attempts by the Yankees to burn the bridge at Greenville. The bridge was washed away or damaged in the Great Flood of June 1867. In 1879, a new bridge with a drawbridge was constructed and proclaimed the largest wooden bridge in North Carolina, being a few feet of six hundred yards. In 1907, a new steel bridge was built on Pitt Street across the river. In 1927/28, a new steel bridge was built on Greene Street to replace the older one on Pitt Street. With great foresight and a hard fought battle this last steel bridge, one of the very few left in North Carolina, was preserved and now graces the Town Common.