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Carolina Lost:
Buildings
Wilkinson Blvd. Weigh Stations - Mecklenburg County |
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Carolina Lost:
Buildings
Wilkinson Blvd. Weigh Stations - Mecklenburg County |
| On the Mecklenburg
County side of the Catawba River, two tiny weigh stations sit unused on
Wilkinson Blvd. (US 29/74). Rarely used, these two checkpoints also
give clues to how the Charlotte to Gastonia highway once ran. Four
decades ago, Wilkinson Blvd. was replaced by the higher speed, limited-access
Interstate 85 a few miles to the north. There is still operating
equipment at both stations and the scales do measure accurately.
When they are actually in operation, these two cinder block buildings are
known to catch overweight trucks that were attempting to bypass the scales
on the Interstate.
All photos taken by Lyndon Young |
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Left Image: Entering
the Eastbound weigh station. The twin slab concrete on the right
is original pavement of a former alignment of Wilkinson Blvd.
Right Image: The weigh station was built on the original pavement. |
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Left Image: Looking
back towards the river and Gaston County, the older alignment of Wilkinson
Blvd. (US 29/74) is clearly visible.
Right Image: The Westbound weigh station is actually located on Moore's Chapel Road. |
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Left Image: Looking eastwards at the Westbound weigh station. The building is slightly larger than the Eastbound station. |
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