Pisgah Covered Bridge spans the west fork of the Little River in rural North Carolina and is one of only two original historic covered bridges still standing in the state. Built in 1911 by J. J. Welch for $40, the 54-foot wooden one-lane bridge served road traffic until a nearby concrete bridge replaced it by the 1950s. It endured as a local landmark and visitor destination, supported by preservation efforts beginning in 1998. After a flood on August 9, 2003 washed it away, local volunteers helped recover much of the structure, and it was rebuilt the next year using about 90 percent salvaged material, preserving a rare part of the state's bridge-building past.