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Chapman (original location), Oconee County

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Inventory Number: SC/40-37-02x / SC-39-01x
County: Oconee County / Pickens County
Township:
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Chapman (original location)
Crosses: Keowee River
Truss type: Modified Howe
Spans: 1
Length: 128'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1923-24
Builder: James Bannister Craig contractor
When Lost: 1969
Cause: Moved
Latitude: N34 56.01
Longitude: W082 54.29
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Directions: Route 288.

Chapman Bridge (original location), Oconee County, SC Built 1923-24 Moved 1969
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Chapman Bridge (after relocation), Pickens County, SC Built 1923-24 (M1969) Lightning 4 Jun 1974
Richard E. Roy Collection

Comments:
It was originally built on the abutments of a 1907 steel span that was destroyed in the flood caused by the Toxaway Dam failure on August 13, 1916. The bridge was disassembled in 1969 and moved to Keowee-Toxaway State Park to make way for the Lake Keowee project. After it was moved, it was entirely in Pickens County.

Source:
Rogers, Howard. Notebook of North & South Carolina Covered Bridges, 2005