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TitleAmerica's highest swinging bridge, at Grandfather Mountain in North CarolinaNotePhysical details: digital, tiff file, color. Applies To: Applies To: all Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.The mountain, now a non-profit attraction and a North Carolina state park near Linville, North Carolina rises to 5,946 feet which is the highest peak on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A mile-high and the highest for such a bridge in America was built in 1952 by Hugh Morton. It links two of the mountain's rocky peaks, and is known as the "swinging" bridge due to its tendency to sway in high winds.Extent1 photographProvision ActivityPublication: United States 2017 Publication: 2017-06-03 Usage And Access PolicyNo known restrictions on publication.Preferred CitationCredit line: Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.Acquisition SourceDLC Stock Number:LC-DIG-highsm-43436 (original digital file) 