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Ashley River Bridges – Charleston, South Carolina


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The historic Ashley River Memorial Bridges cross over the Ashley River in Charleston. The first bridge was opened in 1926 and is dedicated to South Carolina‘s deceased soldiers from World War I. It is one of four remaining draw bridges in our state.

Ashley River Bridges

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A second bridge is also a draw bridge, and was added in the 1960s to accommodate the growing amount of traffic traveling between the Charleston peninsula and West Ashley.

SCIWAY thanks Beverly Christ of James Island for submitting this great shot in February 2011.

These are the only moveable bridges left in our state:

  • Harbor River Swing Bridge – US 21 over the Harbor River – swing bridge
  • Woods Memorial Bridge – US 21 business over the Beaufort River – swing bridge
  • Wando River Bridge – SC 41 over the Wando River – currently a swing bridge,
    but will be replaced by a drawbridge in 2014.
  • Wappoo Creek Bridge – SC 171 – drawbridge
  • Ashley River Memorial Bridges – US 17 over the Ashley River – two side-by-side drawbridges
  • Ben Sawyer Bridge – SC 703 over the Intracoastal Waterway – swing bridge
  • Little River Swing Bridge – County Road 26-20
  • Socastee Intracoastal Waterway Swing Bridge – County Road 26-616

Do you have a picture of one of these bridges? Please send it to us!



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