Chesterfield Bridge

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Bridge on Chesterfield over railroad

Street Address:

Chesterfield St & Southern Railway Line, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_3409

Control Number:

U/03/3409

Date Surveyed:

October 28 2009

Category:

Structure

Construction Date:

1937

Alteration Date:

1950 – circa 1999

Historic Use:

Transportation

Current Use:

Transportation

Construction Method:

steel

Exterior Walls Materials:

Cast-stone

Foundation Materials:

Other

National Register Determination:

Potentially Eligible;

Signficant Architectural Features:

. Some information on Prev. SHPO No. 417

Alterations:

Modernized w/asphalt paving on roadway

Historical Information:

Historical RR Route was laid between 1850-1852 slightly south of original route of SC Railroad. The deep cut allowed elimination of the Inclined Plane and its machinery at Park and Laurens Streets. An act of the S.C. Legislature in 1897 required the S.C. and Georgia Railroad_x000D_ Company to erect and maintain bridges over the railroad cut on_x000D_ certain streets of Aiken, and to open up and grade other crossings.

Source of Historical Information:

See DNR Form No. 417

Survey:

City of Aiken Historic Resources Survey, Aiken County, South Carolina. May 2010

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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