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Lake Lure Flowering Bridge was a three-arch bridge built in 1925 to carry traffic between Lake Lure and Chimney Rock. When the bridge was decommissioned in 2011, volunteers worked together to ...
The full impoundment of Lake Lure was completed in 1927. At ordinary water levels, Lake Lure covers approximately 720 acres (2.9 km 2) and has a shoreline of approximately 27 miles (43 km). The dam's power plant began operations in 1928 with the sale of electricity under a 10-year contract to Blue Ridge Power Co., a local predecessor of Duke Power.
This company funded dam construction on the Broad River which produced the lake after which the town is named. [3] The dam took two years to build and Lake Lure was finally impounded and filled by 1927. [4] At ordinary water levels, Lake Lure covers approximately 720 acres (2.9 km 2) and has a shoreline of approximately 27 miles (43 km). [4]
Hidden Lake Gardens colloquially known as Hidden Lake 755 acres (3.06 km 2), is a botanical garden and an arboretum operated by Michigan State University situated in the Irish Hills of southeast Michigan. The Gardens are known for their large collection of native and nonnative trees, shrubs and flowers.
Emergency officials warned in a 6 p.m. ET Facebook post that Lake Lure Dam water levels are now receding. Emergency personnel have rescued more than 25 people through "swift water rescue."
Tucked away in the mountains of western North Carolina at Lake Lure Flowering Bridge near Chimney Rock, stood a rainbow-painted bridge created by artist Amy Wald in 2022. From its rails, the ...
Name Image Built Listed Location County Type 12 Mile Road–Kalamazoo River Bridge: 1920 1999-12-22 Marshall: Calhoun: Concrete arch 23 Mile Road–Kalamazoo River Bridge
Entrance to Zehnder's Covered Bridge or Zehnder's Holz Brucke, Frankenmuth, Michigan. This is a partial list of wooden covered bridges in the U.S. state of Michigan. These covered bridges may be listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as Michigan State Historic Sites.