Roads and Bridges

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

Cowley Bridge 2

Cowley Bridge

Eldad Bridge

Eldad Bridge Closeup

Eldad Bridge Distant

Eldad Bridge over Elk River

Eldad Bridge, Rambo Rd

Hobbs Bridge Curtis Rd

Iron Bridge Over Elk River

Kelso Bridge over Elk US 64E Highway

Kelso Bridge over the Elk on Hwy 64E

Kelso Bridge

Lane Branch Bridge

Main Bridge in Fayetteville

Mulberry Bridge Over Elk

New bridge at Fayetteville 1926

Old Mulberry Bridge

Pearl City Bridge 1983

Pearl City Bridge Frozen

Pearl City Bridge

Rock Crusher, 1929

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