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Two gray posters depict the October 13, 2022, protest at Sitong Bridge. The top poster shows a lone protester, dressed in an orange jumpsuit and yellow hard hat, standing on a bridge with his red ...
In April 2023, Community Bridge Builders became a registered Village club. “It really did feel like we all had given birth,” said Gilad, the club’s president.
Movable bridges are vestiges of an earlier time. Some, like Beaufort's iconic Woods Memorial Bridge, are expected to still be operating 100 years from now.
The Woods Memorial Bridge is now one of five bridges in South Carolina listed on the National Register. The others are in Greenville, and Horry and Richland counties.
The Richard V. Woods Memorial Bridge, a swing span bridge, opens to allow a vessel to pass. A new opening schedule allow continuous motor vehicle traffic over the bridge during rush our.
BEAUFORT, SC. (WTOC) - The Woods Memorial Bridge will be closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic Sunday night. The closure starts at 8 p.m. Sunday and goes until 6 a.m. Monday. Crews will be ...
Update: The bridge was reopened to vehicle traffic around 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The Woods Memorial Bridge was closed to traffic for maintenance around 10 a.m. Thursday “for an undetermined amount ...
The bridge will be closed from Oct. 3-7 and Oct. 10-14 to all vehicle traffic, bikes and pedestrians for roof replacement. Parts of the Lake of the Woods bike trail and Trillium Drive, which run ...
Construction on the bridge began in December 2024 and is expected to be completed for the fall 2025 semester. While construction is in progress, existing pathways in the woods are temporarily closed, ...
Getting caught at a closure of the movable Woods Memorial Bridge, which swings open to accommodate marine traffic, is part of driving in Beaufort. But a spate of mechanical-related closures in the ...
The Woods Memorial Bridge adds to Beaufort’s character, distinction and beauty, and the National Register listing recognizes that.” The process to win the designation began in October of 2020.
The city of Beaufort is offering something rarely heard these days: positive news for commuters. Beginning March 25, the historic Woods Memorial Bridge in Beaufort will be open to uninterrupted ...