Tuesday, April 22 2025

“It’s not as bad as it looks,” Lee Estes says as he points to an all-too-noticeable crack in the concrete. Estes, a senior geotech with the South Carolina Department of Transportation, is inspecting the Highway 9 bridge over the Catawba River outside the tiny town of Fort Lawn. The 82-year-old structure along the Chester-Lancaster County line is a primary route for […]

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