Reflections by Sammy Way: New Wateree bridge provided convenient highway route

BY SAMMY WAY
Sumter Item archivist and historian
Posted 8/1/26

Reflections revisits the construction of a highway and bridge which provided a solution to a major travel issue between Sumter and Columbia. "The construction of this new bridge across the Wateree swamp came about through a mutual agreement between …

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