The list of York, Lancaster and Chester county bridges up for replacement is growing
More bridges will be repaired or replaced across York, Lancaster and Chester counties, in a new state plan.
The South Carolina Department of Transportation put out a notice Monday that includes additions to its bridge program. A public comment period runs through Feb. 21. Barring unexpected changes, a list of more than 170 bridges will be added this year for engineering, right-of-way acquisition or construction funding.
Some of the bridges carry over from a similar list announced in December. It had 19 primary or secondary road bridges within the three counties. The new list includes 29 tri-county bridges.
Lancaster County has the most bridges on the new list, with 13. Chester County has nine and York County seven bridges on the list.
York County
Three of the four Rock Hill area bridges are up for replacement. One is on Mt. Gallant Road, over Big Dutchman Creek, in the northern part of the city. Bridges on Zinker Road over Fishing Creek to the west and Chappell Road over South Fork Fishing Creek to the south also will be replaced. A Robertson Road East bridge over Wildcat Creek will be repaired.
A Charlotte Highway bridge in York, over Fishing Creek, will be replaced. A bridge north of Clover on Barrett Road, over Beaverdam Creek, will be repaired as will the Greenleaf Road bridge over Bullocks Creek in western York County.
A bridge on Rock House Road just west of York County is up for repair at Kings Mountain National Miltary Park and Kings Mountain State Park, attractions that split York and Cherokee counties.
Lancaster County
Almost half of the Lancaster County bridges are in downtown Lancaster. West Meeting Street bridges over Bear and Cane creeks are up for repair. A North Plantation Road bridge over Bear Creek will be repaired. A Springdale Road bridge over a rail line and Old Landsford Road bridge over Bear Creek will be replaced. So will a Kershaw Camden Highway bridge over Bear Creek.
A Kershaw Camden bridge and a Hanging Rock Church Road bridge, both over Hanging Rock Creek in southern Lancaster County, will be replaced. A Uriah Road bridge over Camp Branch will be replaced and a Fork Hill Road bridge over Horton Creek repaired, both just north of Kershaw.
Two Pageland Highway bridges in northeast Lancaster County are included. One over Gills Creek will be replaced. One over Wildcat Creek will be repaired. A little north, near the North Carolina state line, a New Cut Church Road bridge over Camp Creek will be repaired.
A Highway 265 bridge over Lynches River sits on the Lancaster County line with Chesterfield County, and is listed as a Chesterfield project. That bridge will be replaced.
Chester County
Three Chester County bridges are on Center Road. All are up for repair. Two cross Turkey and Susybole creeks just south of York County. One crosses Sandy River nearer Chester.
A Saluda Road bridge over South Fork Creek will be replaced just south of the York County line. So will a West End Road bridge over Bear Creek in western Chester County. Almost to Union County, a Fairfield Road bridge over Sandy River will be repaired.
Two bridges are up for repair near Great Falls. One is on Ross Dye Road, over Little Rock Creek. The other is on Gap Road Bridge, over Rocky Creek.
