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Waccamaw River Memorial Bridge

Coordinates: 33°49′59″N 79°2′39″W / 33.83306°N 79.04417°W / 33.83306; -79.04417
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Waccamaw River Memorial Bridge
Waccamaw River Memorial Bridge, June 2010
Waccamaw River Memorial Bridge is located in South Carolina
Waccamaw River Memorial Bridge
Waccamaw River Memorial Bridge is located in the United States
Waccamaw River Memorial Bridge
Location
US 501 Bus. (Main Street) over the Waccamaw R., Conway, South Carolina
Coordinates33°49′59″N 79°2′39″W / 33.83306°N 79.04417°W / 33.83306; -79.04417
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1937
ArchitectGooding, W. J.; Tidewater Construction Company
Architectural styleContinuous steel girder
MPSConway MRA
NRHP reference No.94000994[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 26, 1994

Waccamaw River Memorial Bridge is a historic bridge located at Conway in Horry County, South Carolina.[2]

It was built in 1937 and opened to the public in April 1938, designated as a memorial to Horry County citizens who served in America's wars from the American Revolution through the First World War. Its cost was $370,000. It is 1,270 feet long and carries U.S. Route 501 Business over the Waccamaw River. It is a multi-span continuous steel girder bridge made up of four steel girder main spans, four continuous steel string approach spans, and concrete piers which support the bridge deck. It features 28 cast-iron light standards along the balustrade, and the Gothic-influenced pointed arches cut out of its concrete piers.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Martin, Greg; Burroughs, Ben; Kincaid, Connie; Burroughs, Henry Jr. (March 4, 1994). "Waccamaw River Memorial Bridge" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  3. ^ "South Carolina Department of Archives and History". National Register Properties in South Carolina:Waccamaw River Memorial Bridge, Horry County (Main St./U.S. Hwy. 501, Conway), including three photos. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 2010-06-21.
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