About
The Wil-Cox Bridge is a 1924 concrete open-spandrel arch bridge crossing the Yadkin River between Davidson and Rowan counties. Roughly 1,300 feet long with seven arches, it once carried US 29/70 and is now a pedestrian walkway in Yadkin River Park and the Davidson County greenway system.
Built from 1922 to 1924 at a cost of about $212,000, the bridge replaced the Piedmont Toll Bridge and was named for highway commissioners W. E. Wilkinson of Charlotte and Elwood Cox of High Point. It is one of six bridges of its type built in North Carolina and the longest. The State Historic Preservation Office found it eligible for the National Register as an example of an open-spandrel concrete bridge. NCDOT closed it to traffic in 2010; it later served as a detour until traffic moved to a new bridge in February 2014, and Davidson County took ownership.
Details
- Built
- 1922-1924
- Length
- About 1,300 feet
- Design
- Concrete open-spandrel arch, 7 spans
- Current use
- Pedestrian bridge, Yadkin River Park
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