Watson Mill Bridge State Park

  • Also Known As: Broad River Covered Bridge
  • NRHP Name: Watson Mill Covered Bridge and Mill Historic District

  • Address: 650 Watson Mill Rd
  • Vicinity: Bridge Rd, Along S Fork Broad River
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1885/00/00 Washington W King Architect Watson Mill Bridge is built by Washington King

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Particulars for Watson Mill Bridge State Park:
Cultural Affiliation American Industrial
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Engineering
Area of Significance Historic and non-aboriginal
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Industry
Criteria Information Potential
Historic Use Manufacturing facility
Historic Use Road-related
Owner State
Structural Design Type Town Lattice Truss
Area of Significance Transportation



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 5th September 1991

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Watson Mill Covered Bridge and Mill Historic District
Registry Address: Along S. Fork Broad R., Watson Mill State Park
Registry Number: 91001147
Resource Type: District
Owner: State
Architect: King,W.W.
Architectural Style: Other
Attribute: Town Lattice Truss
Area in Acres: 23
Non-Contributing Buildings: 1
Contributing Sites: 8
Contributing Structures: 3
Non-Contributing Structures: 2
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Industry, Historic and non-aboriginal, Transportation, Engineering
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering, Information Potential
Cultural Affiliation: Industrial American
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Significant Year: 1868, 1885, c 1906
Historic Function: Transportation, Industry, processing, extraction
Historic Sub-Function: Road-related, Manufacturing facility
Current Function: Transportation
Current Sub-Function: Road-related

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