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Charleston & Savannah River Bridge |
| The bridge was completed in 1860 as a temporary structure, to be replaced by an iron bridge. The iron bridge was not constructed until after the war. |
| The temporary bridge was over 1800 feet long. Starting on the South Carolina shore, there was one thousand feet of trestling, then one 150-foot Howe-truss span, then a 190-foot pivot draw section, and finally 500 feet of trestling. |
| Details from Stone, Vital Rails, p. 38. |