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Wateree River Bridge

Kershaw County, South Carolina
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View Of Dedication Plaque (Howard F. Speaks Bridge) On Northeastern End Of Bridge

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Wateree River on Us 1 and 601
Location
Kershaw County, South Carolina
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Replaced 1998
Design
Concrete tee beam approaches
deck plate girder main span
Also called
Howard F. Speaks Bridge (official name)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.24500, -80.65361   (decimal degrees)
34°14'42" N, 80°39'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/531896/3789375 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Lugoff
Inventory number
BH 37658 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1942 (162)
Built during 1940s (2,795)
Deck girder (1,800)
Girder (3,236)
Kershaw County, South Carolina (2)
Lost (10,360)
 Lost 1998 (341)
Lost during 1990s (3,217)
Owned by state (9,807)
Plate girder (2,250)
Replaced by new bridge (7,134)
South Carolina (208)

Update Log 

  • October 16, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey

Sources 

  • Kim Harvey
  • HAER SC-23 - U.S. Route 1-601 Bridge, U.S. Route 1, 601 spanning Wateree River, Camden vicinity, Kershaw County, SC

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