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12th Street Extension Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 33.960000,-81.055000

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Carries Sc 35 over S-1347 And CSX Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 3555.3 Feet
Span Length: 153.9 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over S-1347 And CSX Railroad on Sc 35
History: Built 2003
Built: 2003

Location: Lexington County

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252416

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2003 View

2003 view prior to the bridge being built.

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252417

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2012 View

A more current view with the structure in place.

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Southern Railway Bridge

Status: Open to railroad traffic

Location: 33.973056,-81.076944

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Hwy. 321
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 137.1 Feet
Span Length: 36.1 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Hwy. 321 on Norfolk Southern Railway
History: Built 1953, probably replaced an earlier bridge at this location
Built: 1953

Location: Lexington County

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252415

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Southern Railway Bridge

NS 1069 is in charge of local train P75 on April 11, 2013.

Photo taken by Joseph Hinson

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Wyse's Ferry Bridge

Status: Bridge superstructure sits basically intact, inundated by Lake Murrary 87 feet below the surface of the water.

Location: 34.062757,-81.288112

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Carries over Saluda river
Design: truss/through/camelback
Design Details: (2)8-panel,pinned Camelback through trusses
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Camelback through truss bridge sitting at the bottom of Lake Murray
History: Built in 1911; Inundated by Lake Murray in the 1920s
Built: 1911

Location: Lexington County

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272367

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1919

Photo taken by Wikiupedia user Greygh0st

272368

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Sonar

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432125

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Photo taken by Jimmy Kinard in July 2018

458672

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Wyse's Ferry Bridge

University of South Carolina

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Gervais Street Bridge (1827)

Status: Arsoned by Confederate troops 1865; Replaced by new bridge 1870

Location: 33.994806,-81.051530

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Carries Gervais Street over Congaree River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Congaree River on Gervais Street
History: Built 1827; Burnt Febuary 14th, 1865 by Confederate soldiers; Replaced 1870
Built: 1827

Location: Lexington County

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Gervais Street Bridge (1872)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge; Remains can be seen just north of the current structure

Location: 33.996229,-81.050157

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Carries Gervais Street over Congaree River
Design: truss/through/post
Design Details: Post through truss (?)
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Post through truss bridge over Congaree River on Gervais Street
History: Built 1872; Replaced 1928
Built: 1872

Location: Lexington County

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339393

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339394

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339395

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339396

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347366

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Photo taken by Andrew Penik

495443

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Gervais Street Bridge (2nd)

Photo from old postcard


Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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