Pinebridge Coliseum

{{Short description|Arena in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, USA}}

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| nickname = The Bridge Coliseum

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| fullname = Pinebridge Center Coliseum

| location = Spruce Pine, North Carolina

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| tenants = Pinebridge Bucks (ACHL) (1983–1985)

| seating_capacity = 5,000

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Pinebridge Coliseum, also known as The Bridge Coliseum, is a 5,000 seat indoor arena located in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. When it opened in 1983, it was the largest arena with an ice rink in North Carolina.{{cite web |url=https://www.greensboro.com/coliseum-with-seats-sits-empty-now-in-spruce-pine-hockey/article_a2bb3553-53a4-5b67-9914-fe931a1253f6.html |title=COLISEUM WITH 5,000 SEATS SITS EMPTY NOW IN SPRUCE PINE\ HOCKEY ONCE CAME TO A SMALL MOUNTAIN TOWN |work=News & Record |date=April 11, 1992}} It hosted the ice hockey team Pinebridge Bucks of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League from 1983 to 1985, becoming the smallest town to host a professional hockey team.{{cite web |url=https://mitchellnchistory.org/2017/12/19/spruce-pine-hockey-town-usa-2/ |title=Spruce Pine was Hockey Town, USA |publisher=Mitchell County Historical Society |date=December 19, 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://busleaguehockey.com/2019/01/11/how-a-town-of-2000-people-got-a-pro-hockey-team-the-story-of-the-pinebridge-bucks/ |title=How a town of 2,000 people got a pro hockey team: The story of the Pinebridge Bucks |website=BusLeagueHockey.com |date=January 11, 2019}}