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 An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side. A viaduct ...

. It measures 130 feet long and stands about 24 feet above the creek. It was replaced by another bridge by at least 1890. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1987.

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Railroad bridges in North Carolina Bridges completed in 1860 Buildings and structures in Burke County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Burke County, North Carolina Railroad bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Stone arch bridges in the United States {{BurkeCountyNC-NRHP-stub