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The Ben Sawyer Bridge is a swing bridge that connects the town of Mount Pleasant with Sullivan's Island in South Carolina. The bridge swings on its central axis to open for boat traffic which is too tall to clear the bridge, and has an operator's house in the center of the swing span from which a tender can operate the bridge. The bridge was originally constructed in 1945, but the steel superstructure for the approach spans and swing span was replaced in 2010, albeit retaining the same general appearance.

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  • The Ben Sawyer Bridge is a swing bridge that connects the town of Mount Pleasant with Sullivan's Island in South Carolina. The bridge swings on its central axis to open for boat traffic which is too tall to clear the bridge, and has an operator's house in the center of the swing span from which a tender can operate the bridge. The bridge was originally constructed in 1945, but the steel superstructure for the approach spans and swing span was replaced in 2010, albeit retaining the same general appearance. The bridge originally cost about $775,000 (substructure, superstructure, and approaches) for the 247 foot span (total 1,154 length) with a 32 foot clearance (at high tide). The bridge is approached on both sides by a causeway; applications for the dredging were filed in July 1941. The contractor was to dig a 50 foot wide channel through the mud which would then be filled with dredged sand from the nearby waters. Although the preliminary work moved forward, progress on the superstructure of the bridge was held up for many months due to the lack of steel during World War II; the military supported the completion of the project, though, and the project moved forward again starting in 1943. The bridge opened to traffic on June 18, 1945. Prior to completion of the Isle of Palms Connector Bridge in 1993, the Ben Sawyer Bridge provided the only vehicular access to Sullivan's Island, and, by a connecting bridge, Isle of Palms. The bridge was heavily damaged during Hurricane Hugo, leaving one end of the main span in the Intracoastal Waterway. Pictures of the damaged bridge are some of the most recognizable lasting images of the destruction wrought by the storm. It was subsequently repaired and reopened to traffic in October 1989. (en)
  • Le Ben M. Sawyer Memorial Bridge – en forme courte le Ben Sawyer Bridge – est un pont américain dans le comté de Charleston, en Caroline du Sud. Construit en 1945, ce pont en treillis qui contient une partie tournante permet à la de franchir l'Intracoastal Waterway pour joindre Sullivan's Island à Mount Pleasant, sur le continent. (fr)
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  • Ben Sawyer Bridge (en)
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  • The Ben Sawyer Bridge in 2008, (en)
  • with its original swing-span section (en)
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  • Mount Pleasant – Sullivans Island, South Carolina, United States (en)
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  • Le Ben M. Sawyer Memorial Bridge – en forme courte le Ben Sawyer Bridge – est un pont américain dans le comté de Charleston, en Caroline du Sud. Construit en 1945, ce pont en treillis qui contient une partie tournante permet à la de franchir l'Intracoastal Waterway pour joindre Sullivan's Island à Mount Pleasant, sur le continent. (fr)
  • The Ben Sawyer Bridge is a swing bridge that connects the town of Mount Pleasant with Sullivan's Island in South Carolina. The bridge swings on its central axis to open for boat traffic which is too tall to clear the bridge, and has an operator's house in the center of the swing span from which a tender can operate the bridge. The bridge was originally constructed in 1945, but the steel superstructure for the approach spans and swing span was replaced in 2010, albeit retaining the same general appearance. (en)
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