Ben M Sawyer Memorial Bridge
The Ben Sawyer Bridge is a swing bridge that connects the town of Mount Pleasant with Sullivan's Island in South Carolina. The bridge swings on its central axis to open for boat traffic which is too tall to clear the bridge, and has an operator's house in the center of the swing span from which a tender can operate the bridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Federal Highway Administration, Public domain.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in United States of America
- Also known as: “Ben Sawyer Bridge” and “Sawyer Memorial Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Moultrie and Battery Thomson.
Fort Moultrie
Park
Photo: DDima, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Moultrie is a series of fortifications on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, built to protect the city of Charleston, South Carolina. The first fort, formerly named Fort Sullivan, built of palmetto logs, inspired the flag and nickname of South Carolina, as "The Palmetto State". Fort Moultrie is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Ben M Sawyer Memorial Bridge.
Battery Thomson
Fort
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Battery Thomson is a historic artillery battery located at Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was built in 1906–1909, and is one of a series of batteries stretching from Fort Moultrie to the eastern end of Sullivan's Island. Battery Thomson is situated 1 mile south of Ben M Sawyer Memorial Bridge.
U.S. Coast Guard Historic District
Park
U.S. Coast Guard Historic District is a national historic district located at Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. The district encompasses three contributing buildings and one contributing structure on Sullivan's Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sullivan’s Island and Sullivan’s Island Historic District.
Sullivan’s Island
Photo: Surfer43, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sullivan's Island, historically known as O'Sullivan's Island, is a town and island in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, at the entrance to Charleston Harbor, with a population of 1,791 at the 2010 census, and 1,891 people in 2020.
Sullivan’s Island Historic District
Neighborhood
Sullivan's Island Historic District is a national historic district located at Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 36 contributing buildings on Sullivan's Island.
Mount Pleasant
Photo: WolfgangExler, CC BY 3.0.
Mount Pleasant is a large town in the Greater Charleston region of South Carolina. The population of the town has exploded, making it a very popular bedroom community of the city of Charleston.
Ben M Sawyer Memorial Bridge
- Categories: truss bridge, swing bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.77272° or 32° 46′ 22″ northLongitude
-79.84206° or 79° 50′ 31″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
8742Q5F5+35OpenStreetMap ID
way 709657858OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Ben M Sawyer Memorial Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “本·索耶大桥”
- Dutch: “Ben Sawyer Bridge”
- French: “Ben M. Sawyer Memorial Bridge”
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