FLORENCE, S.C. – Frequent travelers along Interstate 95 in northeastern South Carolina need to prepare for some short-term pain to realize some long-term gain with new, improved, safer and more resilient bridges crossing the Great Pee Dee River between Florence and Dillon counties.
The bridges set for replacement are along an eight-mile section of interstate and include elevated crossings of overflow areas for the river and its associated swamp.
The 12 rural bridges in the study limits are currently at risk due to age, outdated design standards and extreme weather events, jeopardizing safety, efficiency and reliability along the I-95 corridor…