What’s the name of this bridge … and where is it? Send your guess to feedback@statehousereport.com — and remember to include your name, home city and contact information.
Last week’s mystery, “Where is this bridge?” is a swing bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway in Little River. It is named for Captain Archie Neil “Poo” McLauchlin, a well-known local mariner.
Congratulations to several people who correctly identified the photo sent in by reader Wayne Beam of Clemson: Jay Altman and Elizabeth Jones, both of Columbia; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Bill Segars of Hartsville; Elaine Huff-Lowe of Inman; Jacie Godfrey and Barry Wingard, both of Florence; David Lupo of Mount Pleasant; Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas; Steve Willis of Lancaster; and Debbie Causey.
Graf provided more info: “Archie McLauchlin is a lifelong resident of the North Strand, known by many in the North Myrtle area. When he was a baby, his father took him to see the opening of the bridge that bears his name. He was a large infant, and his sister gave him the nickname ‘Poo’ after an early 1930s cartoon character known as ‘Poo the Giant.’
“He grew up along the Intracoastal Waterway and made a career out of being a Coast Guard certified captain after serving in the Air Force. To honor him, a group of community members, who call themselves the Poo Crew after McLauchlin’s old fishing tournament fish crew, have convinced the South Carolina state legislature to rename the swing bridge in his honor.”
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Liberty Bridge at falls park in downtown Greenville Sc