Wateree River Bridge

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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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BH Photo #126251

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Description

The U.S. Route 1/601 bridge is identified as Kershaw 1 in the South Carolina Department of Transportation's Non-Metal Truss Highway Bridge Inventory. This continuous steel stringer and concrete T-beam bridge has unusual side rails consisting of metal sections placed between concrete posts. It was determined to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in June, 1993.

- Historic American Engineering Record

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: Built 1942; Replaced 1998
Builder: - Vincennes Steel Corp. of Vincennes, Indiana
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)
Quadrangle map:: Lugoff
Inventory number: BH 37658 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

January 14, 2015: Updated by Dave King: Added builder, HAER description & categories
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
Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com