Do you know where you can find one of the highest bridges in North Carolina? At 225 feet tall, Peter Guice Memorial Bridge is the third-highest bridge carrying an interstate highway in the Eastern U.S. The bridge is named after Guice, who after seeing a dreadful need bravely built the first bridge over the Green River Gorge around 1820 made of wood. It was eventually replaced by Guice’s son. When the current bridge was built in 1972, owned by the NC Department of Transportation, it was the tallest bridge in North Carolina.  

Located between east Flat Rock and Saluda, in Henderson County, the Peter Guice Bridge carries I-26 and US Route 74 traffic across the Green River.
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Andrew Jackson Highway is the official state name of US 74.
With a $3.8 million price tag, the steel-frame, concrete bridge was completed in 1972 and was once called the Green River Bridge.
Peter Guice Memorial Bridge, Andrew Jackson Hwy, Flat Rock, NC 28731, USA
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The former bridges were way down below, including the second Howard Gap Road Toll Bridge which was destroyed by a flood in 1916.
Each two-lane bridge is 1,050 feet long and 28 feet wide with two-foot shoulders.
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Once you come up on the sign, get ready for the gorgeous view.

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While it would be hazardous to slow down, try to catch a glimpse while driving by.
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Renovations on the bridge have been completed over the years.
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Some work involved replacing the joints of the bridge which deteriorated over time.
Get a friend to take some much-needed photographs of the panoramic views here.
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But by all means, stay in your vehicle.

Maybe you have already traveled over one of the highest bridges in North Carolina. Have you driven on the Peter Guice Memorial Bridge? If so, let us know in the comments below. 

And if you like high places, trek to the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park at Clingman’s Dome in North Carolina.

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