Since we offered a bridge last week that many found tough to identify, let’s keep on that theme with this bridge. Where is it? Bonus: Tell us something about the bridge that you find neat. Send your name, hometown and guess to: feedback@statehousereport.com.
Our most recent mystery, “Rusty bridge,” came from a photo submitted by dedicated reader Bill Segars of Hartsville. It shows the old Burton’s Ferry Turnstile Crossing on U.S. Highway 301 between South Carolina and Georgia in Allendale County.
Curtis Joyner of Charleston shares that the old bridge has been in the open position for years to accommodate river traffic.
Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas, wrote that some locals believe the bridge is haunted. “According to legend, before the bridge was built, one of the ferry operators drowned in the river under mysterious circumstances. Some visitors have reported seeing a shadowy figure near the remains of the bridge, believed to be the spirit of the lost ferryman, still waiting to guide travelers across.”
And then there are strange lights and sounds: “Locals claim to have seen floating orbs of light around the abandoned bridge at night. Others report hearing disembodied whispers, footsteps on the old wooden planks, and the sound of creaking metal, as if the rusted structure were still turning—despite being frozen in place for decades.”
Only three others correctly identified the bridge: David Lupo of Mount Pleasant; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; and Frank Bouknight of Summerville. Congrats for what was a tough mystery from Bill!
- Send us a mystery picture. If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: feedback@statehousereport.com and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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