Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-28
GIGANTIC BRIDGE
WEARS COMPLETION
IN SOUTH CAROLINA

Al)Il1 M Ola, % ~ aug W III
the main span of the Santee river
bridge, pronounced by state highway
department engineers the most pre-
tentious rural structure of its kind
in the south, 100 per cent complete
It the end of July, the only thing
lacking toward completion of the en-
tire project at that time was an esti-
mated seven per cent Of the ap-
breaches, according to a report made
by the department. The approaches
were reported SO per cent complete.
Financed by Williamsburg, Berke-
ley and Charleston counties, the
Santee river bridge was started on
June IA, 1921, since which time
$734,40095 has been spent on the
project, s15,5S5.7S having been ex-
pended in July, according to the de-
partments report. The bridge is
three and one-half miles long, and is
built of structural steel
No official date has been set for
opening Of the structure to traffic,
but tentative plans have been launch
ed to hold a celebration in COM
memoration of the event. The bridge
is regarded as an important link in
the Atlantic coastal highway. which
connects the five South Atlantic
ports, Jacksonville, Brunswick, Sa-
vannah, Charleston, and Whining
ton, with Washington and Baltimore.
Completed Projects
Among the projects reported COM
pleted during the month was the
building of the Durham's bridge road
in Greenville county, a distance OF
4.03S miles, which is Of the top soil
type. This work was started Octo-
Der 81, of last year, and has cost
$31, 699.25.
The having of the Camden road
from Columbia to the Richland- her'
shaw county line with sheet asphalt,
which wds started on October D, l92Z,
was 81 per cent complete at the emu
of Julv and the progress being maze
was satisfactory, according to the re-
mort The cost to date for this
stretch. which when completed will
be 1922 miles in length, has been
SS55,581.76. In July, 1.4S miles were
graded. and 0.66 mile were surfaced
In Charleston county, the paving
with concrete of 3.43 miles or the
Jacksonboro road, which was started
on June % of last year. was report
ed 95 per cent complete, with an ex-
penditure to date of $3.50, S36.9S. An
other project, which extends for 9.5S
miles from the end of this 3.43 mile
stretch, also toward Jacksonboro,
was reported 20 per cent completed,
with $2OS,724.06 already expended.
Work on this piece of roadway was
started en- October 8, 1922.
A 14.7O9 miles stretch of the Nine
ty-Six road in Aiken county, built
Of the sand clay type, was 80 per
cent completed on July 81, accord
ing to tbs report. Since work on this
project was started on January ],
of this year, the sum of $30,2S7.64
has been spent on it.
In Jasper county, the 1873 miles
of the Ridgeland-Pocotali highway
which has been under construction
since October IA, 1921, was reported
80 IL per cent complete on the last
day of July. This is a sand clay
road which has cost $72,O4S.37.
Bridges Finished
Among projects listed d completed
are bridges over Padgett's Creek and
Tiger river in Union county, which
were built of concrete and steel, al
a total cost Of $4O,TS5.6S. They were
started on July II, of last year.
The 21.34 miles of road between
Camden and Bethune in KershaW
county, Of sandclay construction
was reported complete, but no report
was made on the timber bridge which
was to be built under the same con
tract. The cost to date was s8S, 2O3
W. The work on this project start
ed May %, 1922.
In Sumter county, the 1892 miles
including bridges, on the Sumter
Mayesville road, which was started
ION March of last year. was report
ed 100 per cent complete, at a cost
Of $154,278.65 for asphaltic concrete
construction. A 4.259> miles stretch
of the same road, also of asphaltiC
concrete, started on December 20
1922, was reported 40 per cent com
pete, with a total expenditure tC
date of $48,236.
The SIT miles stretch Of the Able
ville-McCormick road, Of top sol
construction, which was started
November last year was reported
90 per ce;t complete at a total cos
of 24,510.19
Satisfactory progress was reported
on practically all Of the projects I'm
der way in a few cases progress wa
reported as slow, however.
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