Falls Road Bridge

Originally, the Nash-Edgecombe county line ran along the midline of the Tar River at the Falls so each county could benefit from the Falls’ value. After the original bridge was burned by the Union during the Civil War, Edgecombe was reluctant to help rebuild it because it was seen as more beneficial to Nash County. Nash County then petitioned the state to move the county line to the railroad centerline, and this was enacted in 1871 at a cost of $800, placing the bridge and the Falls entirely within Nash County. The existing bridge is the fifth at this site.

Rocky Mount, North Carolina · United States