The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-04-07
SANTEE BRIDGE
CONTRACT 0. K.
THE SIMONS-MAYRANT co. OF
CHARLESTON WILL START
WORK SOON.

The contract for the construction
Of the sub-structure of the Santee
Bridge has been formally awarded
to Simons-Mayrant Co., of this city
permission for the project has been
given by the war department, and
shortly the work will commence
on the enterprise which is expected
to prove of incalcuable value and
benefit to this section. Another
important link in the coastal high
way from North Carolina to Saw
annah will be the bridge over the
Pee Dee river, near Mars Bluff, the
contract having been awarded on
Feb. "a to the firm of Hyde & Baxter
tf Roanoke, Va.
These two bridges will be of steel
and concrete representing the latest
ideas in bridge construction, and, form
ing the connecting mediums for such
important and rich sections of the
state, they should prove to be essential
factors in the development of this
section, opening up to automobile and
other traffic new route across the
state in the eastern part. The di-
rect and indirect benefits are expect
Cd to enhance greatly the prosperity
OF this part of the state.
Santee Project.
The Santee bridge will cost al
together about $S50,0OO. The sub
structure will cost $4,000, and the
'super-structure about $4,000 bring
ing the total cost of the bridge prop
er to $4,000. The balance of the
cost will be in the approaches, en-
bankments, and bridges adjacent and
appurtenant to the bridge, provision
being made for 1863 miles of cause
way on the Berkeley county side.
There will be about 5000 feet of open
ing to let water through the cause
way, which will be 80 feet high, 27
feet at the top, and it is evident that
the project in its entirety will be Of
big proportions. The counties Of
Charleston, Williamsburg, and Berke-
ley are in the Santee bridge district,
and w. King Mcdowell is chairman
and William Burgeson secretary OF
the Santee bridge commission.
Bridge Over Pee Dee
Work on the Pee Dee bridge viii!
commence as soon as formal per-
mission has been obtained from the
War Departemnt. The Pee Dee bridge
district is composed of the following
counties: Charleston, Dillon, Berkeley,
Marion and Florence.
The bridge will cost 100000, of
which $2O0,OOO0 will be furnished by
the State Highway Commission
through federal aid, and the counties
will furnish the following amounts to
make up the other 100000: Charles
ton, $4,000; Berkeley, $4,000; Dillon.
s25 900; Florence, $4,000; and Ma
rion, $4,000. The money will be
raised by annual tax levies of one
mill until the respective sums are COM
pleted, and Charleston's share will be
met by the levy this year, it is estl-
mated. In the meantime, as empow-
ed by law, the Sanitary and Drain
age Commission is preparing to bor-
row the $4,000.
The construction of these two
bridges, which will be completed
probably within a year, will link up
the entire coastal section of the state
and considerable will flow over the
highway that is now diverted OF
which is now impossible. An impor-
tant tourist traffic, for one thing, will
be assured, and much commercial and
agricultural progress is looked for.
Savannah Bridge.
But one link will remain to COM
plete the project through to Savannah
and beyond, and that will be the Say
annah river bridge, which is practl-
cslly assured. It will cost $5Oo,ooo
and this state has already provided
| its share, through federal aid and
through taxes levied in the counties
of Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton
Assurance has been given by Savan-
nah ard by Chatham county interests
that Georgia will furnish its half OF
the SUN necessary for the project.