The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-05-19
VOL. %. NO. SO.
PEE DEE BRIDGE
PROJECT UNDER FIRE.
,oi. Monroe johnson Alleges that
Virgins Landing Crossing is
Impractical.

work on the steel bridge over
Big Pee Dee river is being held IN
while the engineers and commission
ers are making Investigations as to
'he probable cost of building the
oridge at Virgins Landing az COM
pared with the cost of building il at
Mars Bluff Ferry. Col. Monroe John
son OF Marion claims that 500 O0O
VIII be saved by building tho bridge
at Mars Bluff
Several weeks ago the mnission-
ers from the several counties and tha
engineers held joint meeting ~
iorence and decided to build tho
bridge AT Virgins Landing THE
landing is on the west sido M +bo
g. l.. railroad bridge at a noint naar
the mouth OF Toby's Creek. This site
was selected because there was
hleh oluff on the Florence county
side OF the river On the Dillon coun.
IF sld" there is considerable swamn
1t was proposed. however IN hniid
IA causeway through this swamp with
concrete bridges at several nlacos ~
ciNe care of high water Bids were
asked for and the centrac. givon 10
bridge builder
o"San to unload material at Pee Dae
Several car loads OF material h,a
arrived and several cars wero il
! transit. 1t was foregouc conclusion
mat the bridge would be built =,
Virgins Landing.
Ihen came the announcement chat
marion county was opposing the Wig
gins Landing location. An informa1
meeting was held at Florence and
ICol. Johnson stated that after going
over the two sites he was convinced
! mat mistake had been made and
that II would mean the wasting Of
prooaDly 100000 TO build the
bridge at Virgins Landing. 1t was
pointed out that while the swamp AT
! Virgins Landing was narrower than
at Mars Bluff. the causeway at the
former place would have to be built
up to a considerable height to avoid
oVerilows during freshets. The gov
ernment and state highway engineers
held that it would be more econoni-
cal 10 build high causeway to the
Virgins Landing crossing than to
bulld long crooked causeway
through the swamp to the Mars Bluff
crossing.
Following the controversy between
the engineers. the commissioners
held meeting at Florence last We'd
nesday and after a four-hour session
decided to leave the matter entirely
10 the engineers. They ar making
1urthor Investigations "a to the two
sites under discussion and their re-
ports Will be submitted 10 the com
iHlSsloners. In the meantime work on
INC bridge is suspended.
Dillon county part Of the cost Of
Constructing the bridge is $4,000.
ms agreement was reached with
the understanding that Marion was
20 build road from Sellers tu Pee
zee 10 connect with the highway
'rom Marion to Pee Dee. Some obane
eS' 1t is understood have been made
III this agreement. u tha road is NOT
buiit from Sellers t. Pee Dec tho
only way To reach the bridge will he
ny way OF Marion. The coycrnmon+
f'ad now under construction from
inc Marlboro line to the Marion Hne
ny way OF Dillon and i,atta runs
straight from Latta to The Marion
IN" Where it connects with the Mar
ION ROAD at point about six milce
our from Marion The new road runs
ny Sardis church and through Tho
plantations of Sheriff Bcthca. Carl
BASS and others, thus cutting The dis
lance from Latta to Marion down
about two miles.
NO further move Will be made on
the bridge project until the commis-
sioners reach definite decision as to
its location.