Views from the Pitt Street Bridge located in the Old Village of Mount Pleasant. Now that Belle (12yo with breathing problems and stiff hips) and Sophie (14yo and blind, deaf, arthritic with CCD= canine cognitive disorder= senile) can no longer enjoy strolling along the beach, I take them to the Pitt Street Bridge. Dogs, people, a violinist upon occasion, benches, people fishing at the end and, when the tide is low, folks crabbing- I've seen ibis and a myriad of other birds from the mundane grackel to the amazing skimmers. There's an asphalt path, short grass that's easy to walk in and palms stretch along the length. It's a simply wonderful place, especially to watch the sunset. I take a big, ole plastic child's wagon for Sophie's trip back to the car. At least she can smell all that's around her. And, Belle especially enjoys sticking her head out the window on the way there and back.
Trying to find a bit of the history and it's surprisingly difficult to find...
The park at the end of Pitt Street is popular among locals for walking, fishing, and relaxing. And, like Old Village itself, it has a history as well. From 1898 to 1927, a trolley connected Sullivan's Island to Mt. Pleasant via the Pitt Street Bridge. Since the park was developed on top of this bridge, it offers incredible panoramic views of the marsh and creeks.
The Old Pitt Street Bridge was once the troll bridge connecting Sullivan's Island with Mt. Pleasant. Various bridges were built here, beginning with The Bridge Of Boats during the Revolutionary War. The bridge was dismantled when the causeway was built to Sullivan's Island in 1935.
The original plank and barrel constructed footbidge later known as the Pitt Street Bridge at the foot of the Old Village area in Mount Pleasant is the point where the crew of H.L Hunley crossed on route to Breach Inlet to test pilot the famous submarine.(In 1864, the crew of the H.L. Hunley crossed the footbridge on the way to Breach Inlet to test drive the famed submarine. The historic vessel would go on to become the first combat submarine to sink an enemy warship. ) The original plank bridge was replaced by a trolley bridge in 1899, before a steel drawbridge was built for vehicle access between Sullivans Island and Mount Pleasant in 1929. The Pitt Street bridge was dismantled in 1945, and the remains can still be seen today in the Intracostal Waterway. The area has been maintained ever since as a park known as the Pickett Bridge Recreation Area,[4] named after the town's doctor Otis Pickett.
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