ORANGEBURG, S.C. — After more than a year of being under reconstruction, a bridge in Orangeburg is backup and running.
The Four Holes Road Bridge right before exit 154 A over I-26 in Orangeburg County reopened today.
The bridge was severely damaged on March 9 of last year, when a loaded tractor-trailer struck one of the columns located in the median. The South Carolina Department of Transportation determined that the bridge was beyond repair.
Just two days after the accident, crews demolished the damaged structure, making way for a new bridge to be rebuilt.
"Man it's been so long I forgot the bridge wasn't open," says resident Jordan Johnson, "But I guess the flow of traffic was a little better because the bridge was back up."
The South Carolina Department of Transportation plans to rebuild over 450 bridges in the state under its ten year strategic plan.