An article
written by Odell Spain, “The Drawbridge at Hobucken” was published
in The Pamlico News, April 26, 1995, on page 9, containing stories about
this bridge. This hand-operated swing bridge was built and completed
in 1929, by the Roanoke Iron and Bridge Works, Inc., Roanoke, VA. Some of
the first bridge tenders were Noah Baker, Ben Harris and
Alvie Fulcher.
The old
Hobucken Bridge sitting on a barge underneath the new high rise bridge,
Gene A. Potter Memorial Bridge, in preparation for being towed out to
sea. The old bridge was taken to Oregon Inlet and then taken another five
miles off-shore to serve as an artificial reef, providing a habitat for
fish and other sea life. [see an
aerial view of the new bridge]
This
article was sent to Odell Spain by Gladys Ives Sadler Holton
in her letter dated January 10, 1995. Gladys is the daughter of
Mary Williamson Ives (1910-1988) who wrote this article. |
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