We came back this season at a new venue, Golden Farm (the former old Toxaway Farm) with two encore presentations and one brand new video in the Sunday Night Stories series. The Grand Olde Station Express food truck provided food and drinks

and we added free live music and kids activities, too.

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Most of us cross the bridge over Toxaway Falls without much thought these days.

But just imagine what a game-changer it must have been when the NC State Highway Com-mission built the bridge in 1923!

Since US 64 is the only major east-west road in Transylvania County, the very narrow bridge was a lifeline for the remote traffic in the area.

In 1989, the NC Department of Transportation conducted a feasibility study that reviewed area bridges, including this one, and concluded it had a sufficiency rating of 45.6 out of a possible 100.

A new bridge over Toxaway Falls was constructed to

The original Toxaway River Bridge, viewed from the east (Rowell Bosse NC Room, Transylvania County Library)

The original plaque on the bridge from its 1923 origins

The original Toxaway River Bridge,

viewed from the west

enhance the view of the falls while preserving the area's natural surroundings, including a massive exposed rock underneath the bridge.

To keep debris from spilling into the massive granite bedrock, the NC Department of Transportation constructed reinforced earth walls on both sides of the highway.

In addition, the department tinted the base of the walls to match the color of the exposed rock.

Metal bar rails were installed along the sides of the bridge to allow for a breathtaking view of the falls. 

As longtime local resident Bill McNeely, Jr. , relays in an HTF Voices of Toxaway video interview here (scroll to the bottom of the blog; or read it before you watch!)—

After he helped with the new bridge construction, as well as other local projects, people from the Lake Toxaway Community Center and North Toxaway Baptist Church circulated a petition to name the new bridge after him. He called it "quite an honor." We call it quite appropriate.

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