The roads and bridges of Lincoln County have always been the vital arteries connecting our communities, enabling commerce and bringing neighbors together across the rugged landscape. This gallery chronicles that engineering legacy, featuring rare images of construction crews carving out early highways and erecting spans over the Elk River. Alongside scenes of progress, you will find haunting portraits of abandoned bridges—silent, weathering structures that no longer carry traffic but stand as enduring monuments to the paths we once traveled.
1926 Bridge Construction
Bearden Mill Bridge 2
Bearden Mill Bridge 1983
Bearden Mill Bridge Baptizing
Bearden Mill Bridge in the 1920s
Bearden Mill Bridge-1924
Bearden Mill Bridge
Beardens Mill Baptism Postcard 1907 JF
Beardens Mill Bridge Color
Bridge Construction at Fayetteville
Bridge over Elk River at Eldad Rd 1983
Bridge Over Elk River
Construction of Hwy 231 Over Chestnut Ridge 1
Construction of Hwy 231 Over Chestnut Ridge 2
Construction of Hwy 231 Over Chestnut Ridge 3
Construction of Hwy 231 Over Chestnut Ridge 4
Construction of Hwy 231 Over Chestnut Ridge 5
Construction of Hwy 231 Over Chestnut Ridge 6
Construction of Hwy 231 Over Chestnut Ridge 7
Construction of the new highway bridge over Elk River 1968
