Hunting Creek Railroad Bridge

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LocationHunting Creek N of US 64 & 70 between jct. of Stonebridge Rd. & E. Union St., Morganton, North Carolina
Coordinates35°45′5″N 81°39′31″W / 35.75139°N 81.65861°W / 35.75139; -81.65861
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1860 (1860)
Hunting Creek Railroad Bridge
Hunting Creek Railroad Bridge is located in North Carolina
Hunting Creek Railroad Bridge
Hunting Creek Railroad Bridge is located in the United States
Hunting Creek Railroad Bridge
LocationHunting Creek N of US 64 & 70 between jct. of Stonebridge Rd. & E. Union St., Morganton, North Carolina
Coordinates35°45′5″N 81°39′31″W / 35.75139°N 81.65861°W / 35.75139; -81.65861
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1860 (1860)
MPSMorganton MRA
NRHP reference No.87001923[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 9, 1987

Hunting Creek Railroad Bridge is a historic stone railroad bridge located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It was built about 1860, and is a two-span, stone arch bridge. It measures 130 feet long and stands about 24 feet above the creek. It was replaced by another bridge by at least 1890.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

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