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Whale Branch Fishing Pier
Beaufort County
,
South Carolina
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Facts
Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Whale Branch on Fishing Pier
Location
Beaufort County
,
South Carolina
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built by Atlantic Coast Line; line sold to Port Royal RR (operation of SC Port Authority) 1985; Abandoned 2006, Swing span removed 2012; Converted to a fishing pier 2013
Railroads
-
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
(ACL)
-
Port Royal Railroad
(PRYL)
-
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
(SCL)
Design
Pony plate girder with former swing span (removed)
Also called
PRYL - Whale Branch Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.53188
,
-80.76724
(decimal degrees)
32°31'55" N, 80°46'02" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/521857/3599417
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Sheldon
Inventory number
BH 62225
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
(94)
Beam
(15,716)
Beaufort County, South Carolina
(13)
Converted to a fishing pier
(10)
Girder
(10,234)
Open to pedestrians
(4,215)
Plate girder
(7,923)
Port Royal Railroad
(1)
Railroad
(15,414)
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
(194)
South Carolina
(512)
Through girder
(3,810)
Timber stringer
(4,018)
Update Log
April 28, 2016: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: added railroad history
August 2, 2014: Added by Luke
Sources
Luke
Alexander D. Mitchell IV
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