Pickett Bridge Recreation Area - Mount Pleasant SC

Pickett Bridge Recreation Area - Mount Pleasant SC

It is amazing to me that you can live in an area for such a long time and are still able to discover something new. Such was the case for me a few weeks ago while taking pictures in The Old Village in Mount Pleasant. As I strolled east on Pitt Street, I came across what I thought was going to be a dead end. Instead I stumbled upon the Pickett Bridge Recreation Area.

The Pickett Bridge Recreation Area is the remnants of what use to be the Pitt Street Bridge. The Pitt Street Bridge was a trolley bridge that connected Mount Pleasant to Sullivan's Island (a barrier island) from 1898 to 1927. Today the bridge does not stretch all the way across to Sullivan's island. This allows boating access into the Cove Inlet and the inter coastal waterway that runs between the barrier island and Mount Pleasant.

During the Revolutionary War and Civil War there was also a plank bridge built over large Hog Head barrels that initially linked the two areas. History tells us that during the Civil War the crew of the first submarine to sink a ship, the Confederate H.L. Hunley, passed over the plank bridge to get to Breach Inlet to board their sub.

Today this recreation area is a great place to view the Charleston Harbor, Ft. Sumter, as well as city of Charleston's itself. The Charlestonians in the know enjoy and utilize the area for fishing, bird watching, and enjoying the nice harbor breeze.

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