Seaboard Air Line Railway Bridge, Wimbee Creek

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Wimbee Creek Fishing Pier

Street Address:

end of Wimbee Landing Rd.;(Beaufort County)

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Site Number:

120-163

Control Number:

U/13/120-163

Tax Number:

R700 000 000 0000 0000

Date Surveyed:

February 5 1997

Category:

Structure

Construction Date:

circa 1915

Historic Use:

Transportation

Current Use:

Recreation & Culture

Signficant Architectural Features:

West section of railroad bridge (wood posts and trusses) extend from end of road (former railroad bed). At the opposite east end, posts and part of roadbed remain.

Alterations:

Bridge span has been removed; west end resurfaced as fishing pier.

Historical Information:

Bridge carried Seaboard Air Line Railway across Wimbee Creek. Construction of the 85-mile Charleston to Savannah route of the Seaboard was begun in the fall of 1915. South of the Atlantic Coast Line's Charleston-to-Savannah route, the Seaboard was 30 m

Source of Historical Information:

"Big enterprises for Charleston during 12 months just passed," News and Courier, 1/1/1916.

Quadrangle Name:

Dale

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