Congaree River (Gervais Street) Bridge, circa 1900
This photograph is in the Richland County Public Library. It’s a photo of the Congaree River Bridge ca. 1900. The reproduction of a photograph is in the the library’s Bicentennial collection.
The bridge pictured was completed in 1872 and constructed of steel and wooden flooring resting on granite pillars. It was located at the site of the present Gervais Street Bridge