Sullivans Island Narrows

Sullivans Island Narrows is a channel in Charleston County, South Carolina. Sullivans Island Narrows is situated nearby to the neighborhood Sullivan’s Island Historic District, as well as near Myrtle Acres.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ben M Sawyer Memorial Bridge and Battery Gadsden.

Ben M Sawyer Memorial Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Federal Highway Administration, Public domain.

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.

Battery Gadsden

Fort

Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.

Battery Gadsden is a historic artillery battery located at Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was built in 1903–1904, and is one of a series of batteries stretching from Fort Moultrie to the eastern end of Sullivan's Island.

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.

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

Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.

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.

Sullivans Island Narrows

Type: Channel
Category: body of water
Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.77351° or 32° 46′ 25″ north

Longitude

-79.84064° or 79° 50′ 26″ west

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

8742Q5F5+CP

GeoNames ID

4597886

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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