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Gervais Street Bridge

 * ... that the first Gervais Street Bridge was burned down to delay General Sherman?
 * ALT1: ... that Gervais Street Bridge was the only bridge across the Congaree River from 1928 until 1953?
 * ALT2: ... that Gervais Street Bridge altered the original plans for Columbia, South Carolina?
 * Reviewed: Yuderqui Contreras

Created/expanded by Floridatigers (talk), AdamBMorgan (talk). Nominated by AdamBMorgan (talk) at 22:51, 20 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svg Interesting bridge building history, date and length fine, well sourced. We need (pictured) in a hook, and to my understanding that speaks for ALT1 because the other two don't refer to the pictured bridge. I would say a little more for us readers who have no idea where that river is, suggest
 * ALT3: ... that Gervais Street Bridge (pictured) was the only bridge across the Congaree River in Columbia, South Carolina, from 1928 until 1953? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:37, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Alt3 is OK with me. - AdamBMorgan (talk) 22:06, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:57, 2 August 2012 (UTC)