Hot Springs in Madison County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Red Bridge

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 14, 2021

1. Old Red Bridge Marker

Inscription. Built 1910 by Nashville Bridge Co.
Nashville, Tenn.
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Committee:
P.D. Ebbs, Mayor
Thos. Lawson
John C. Sanders
Thos. Frisbee, Sec’y & Treas.
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Restored 2005

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 35° 53.659′ N, 82° 49.635′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, North Carolina, in Madison County. It is on Andrews Avenue North 0.1 miles north of Bridge Street (U.S. 25), on the left when traveling north. Marker is located on the south side of the subject bridge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 77 Andrews Avenue North, Hot Springs NC 28743, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hot Springs (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Hot Springs (about 700 feet away); Dorland - Bell Institute (approx. 0.2 miles away); Warm Springs Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Balladry (approx. ¼ mile away); Paint Rock (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Robert E. Lee (approx. 5.1 miles away); Tennessee / North Carolina (approx. 5.1 miles away in Tennessee). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Another marker is no longer nearby.

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Robert E. Lee (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Old Red Bridge. Madison County NC website entry:
Part of the Hot Springs Walking Tour (Submitted on June 20, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 14, 2021

2. Old Red Bridge Marker

(looking north along Andrews Avenue • bridge in background)

Old Red Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 14, 2021

3. Old Red Bridge

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,017 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 30, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.