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A Bridge-Tending Tradition Is Ended

Record #:
9987
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Abstract:
The 37-foot wide, one-car Knobbs Creek Bridge was closed--rather, the drawbridge was permanently opened to allow boat traffic. A new road from another direction now connects travelers to the Elizabeth City area. Bridge tender Sam Powell's family had operated the drawbridge since its construction in 1904.
Source:
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 41 Issue 9, Feb 1974, p11, por