Ben Sawyer Bridge — Local services in Sullivan's Island

Nice causeway and draw-bridge with terrific view of Intercoastal Waterway, Gold Bug Island, Sullivans Island and sometimes some terrific boats going under the draw-bridge. Wide walk/bike path on one side of the causeway (heading towards Sullivans) and semi-narrow raised walk/bike path on same side of the bridge.

Walkers should take a camera for the marsh and island views. Great place to spot seabirds as well: pelicans, heron, seagulls, etc.

Bicycles have plenty of room on the causeway and are supposed to be walked across the raised path on the bridge, but some bikers try to ride on the path or the road. Riding on the road is very dangerous as there is a blind hill.

Nice driving causeway and draw-bridge, but there is a blind spot at the top of the bridge, so obey speed limit - or go slower. The posted limit across the causeway is really too fast (45mph) and should be 35mph as it is a two-lane road with water/marsh on both sides. Visitors will want to slow down to enjoy the view. Locals should slow down to accommodate visitors (and enjoy the...

One of South Carolina's drawbridges, this one is a swing bridge. There aren't too many of these, but I managed to see the Little River Swing Bridge near Myrtle Beach a few days ago. Where "leaf" or "bascule" bridges have a movable span that lifts, a swing bridge turns on an axis to clear the channel and allow boats to pass. It carries South Carolina 703 across the Sullivan's Island Narrows between Mount Pleasant and Sullivan's Island.

Named after the Chief Highway Commissioner of the South Carolina Highway Department who served from 1926 to 1940, the bridge was originally constructed in 1945 and updated in 2010.

The bridge is a single lane of traffic in each direction with a single pedestrian lane on the western side. There is no toll to...

Beautiful structure. It compliments the history of how bridges impact the city of Charleston. The engineering on this one is cutting edge. Cutting down costs while keeping the same efficiency is something people thought was impossible until this idea was brilliantly executed in...