SC bridge damaged by Helene last year to be replaced after work delays. Here’s when
A $3.7 million bridge replacement near Greenville’s Unity Park has been delayed due to right of way acquisitions.
The project is expected to get underway in August after the School District of Greenville County approved a selling a 0.028-acre strip adjacent to A.J. Whittenberg Elementary School to the South Carolina Department of Transportation for $50,000.
The original bridge was among 10 damaged by the remnants of Hurricane Helene as the then tropical storm blew through the Upstate last September, killing seven people.
Hudson Street Bridge connects the Southernside community, Unity Park and AJ Whittenburg Elementary School.
Hannah Robinson, the media relations manager for SCDOT, said the existing bridge will be demolished and the new bridge will have wider lanes and sidewalks.
The project will take about eight months.
Other DOT projects due to storm damage include:
US 76 over the Chauga River in Oconee County is completed and was opened to traffic in June
US 278 over Beaverdam Creek in Jasper County completed
Dill Road in Greenville County over the Middle Tyger River, Townsend Road in Greenwood County over Townsend Creek, Tillman Territory Road, also in Greenville County, over Tributary to Henleys Creek, and North Burris Road in York County over Little Turkey Creek are expected to be complete in fall 2025
West Washington Street in Greenville County over the Reedy River is expected to be complete in spring of 2026
New Cut Road in Spartanburg County over Motlow Creek and Park Access Road over the Middle Saluda River in Jones Gap State Park in Greenville County are expected to be complete in fall of 2025.