Here are some big shoes to fill. Whose are they and where is this located? Send your guess to feedback@statehousereport.com — and remember to include your name, home city and contact information.
Last week’s mystery, “Cool bridge,” was a picture sent in by Summerville reader Frank Bouknight when he was floating on the Ashley River. It showed the CSX rail bridge near Drayton Hall.
Congratulations to those who identified it: Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas; Kevin Mertens of Greenville; Jay Altman and Elizabeth Jones, both of Columbia; Jacie Godfrey of Florence; and George Graf of Palmyra, Va. NOTE: If you sent us an email identifying the bridge but don’t see your name, we apologize in advance. Some emails didn’t get through last week due to a technical glitch.
Peel shared that the bridge crosses the Ashley River in Charleston near Brevard Road and the Seagate Village condominium complex. “The bridge was built in 1927 and is a bascule deck-girder bridge is a railroad bridge over Ashley River. When closed, there is a limited 3-foot vertical clearance under the bridge. When opened, it affords a 60-foot horizontal clearance for passing boats. Under normal operation the bridge will open on signal and as required (i.e., ‘on signal’) between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. From 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., a request to open the drawbridge can be made, but only if at least three hours notice is given.”
- Send us a mystery. If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: feedback@statehousereport.com and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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