Southern Travels

   This is part of the Lower Suwanee River Rail Trail at the border of South Carolina and Georgia along Highway 301, that follows the old highway paralleling the new highway. In one picture you can see the new and old bridges, the latter still showing the remarkably well preserved wooden pilings. In fact, along the three miles I walked only one railing showed overt deterioration of the concrete after 83 years. The old highway culminated in a pivoting bridge that turned on a turnstile to allow boats to navigate the river. The new highway bridge was constructed at a higher level. This is just one interesting artifact I stumbled upon while meandering down south.