"2003, Nov 13 part 6 - Socastee Swing Bridge" Socastee Travelogue by grandmaR

Coming down to the swing bridge

We came down to the Socastee bridge and found that there was a construction barge there and that they were working on the bridge.

Construction barge

The bridge tender warned that the bridge couldn't swing all the way open because the equipment on the barge was in the way and to open the bridge they had to swing the crane back onto the barge.

Bridge tender's house

I found out later that the construction on the bridge had started January 2003 and was to have been for 10 months. They were to renovate the bridge completely and paint it blue (like the fixed bridge and the railroad bridge).

Through the bridge

We went through the Socastee Swing bridge with CORAL BAY (which had caught up to us) and FRANCES - a new green Gozzard.

Ducks crossing

Just between us and the next following boat (CORAL BAY), a parade of ducks crossed the canal from one side to the other. It was very funny to see but I didn't get a good picture as they were too far away.

Swing bridge looking through the fixed bridge

We then went down and through the fixed bridge.

Osprey Marina

CORAL BAY was chicken to go farther in the high winds on the Wacamaw and went into Osprey Marina.

Next: Bucksport and the Waccamaw.