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Ben Sawyer Bridge Corps 30 Year Anniversary
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District
Sept. 11, 2019 | 4:19
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District Former Chief of Design Mark Nelson volunteered to assist the South Carolina Department of Transportation after Hurricane Hugo struck the coast, on midnight Sept. 21, 1989, and damaged the Ben Sawyer Bridge.

Category 4 Hurricane Hugo crossed Sullivan's Island traveling at nearly 25 miles-an-hour with hurricane-force winds ranging out 140 miles from the eye and pushing a tidal surge that ranged as high as 15 feet above mean sea level.

The signature piece of the district’s post-storm work was the repair of the 240-foot long, 500-ton swing span of the Ben Sawyer Bridge across the Intracoastal Waterway and at the time, the only land connection to the barrier islands north of Charleston Harbor.

The bridge sits on a single 18- to 20-inch bronze bearing that rests on its center support pier. Sometime during the storm, the bridge spun and slid into the inland waterway with its Mt. Pleasant end mired and facing Sullivan’s Island and its Sullivan’s Island end high in the air pointing to Mt. Pleasant.

The Corps team had the bridge back in place within two weeks of awarding the contract.

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About Moody Bridge Chat

Bridge Chat's purpose is to create cohesive, high-performing teams that foster trust and connection through flexible and consistent small group discussions; in direct response to overwhelming feedback from the CSAF 21's Resilience Tactical Pause.

Caring for our Wingmen is what defines us as Airmen, so we must work to get to know our teammates and the challenges they face. We all have the same responsibility of creating the workplace we want and supporting the people we share our lives with.

Bridge Chat topics are posted here monthly to encourage small group discussions within teams. Beginning the process of recurring discussions can be difficult, but will become easier with time and reinforce the Flying Tiger culture.

To help us initiate and facilitate these discussions, we have included a guide that defines roles and ground rules.

The Flying Tiger Bridge Chat Facilitator provides facilitator trainings for base personnel. Their goal is to create squadron facilitators who take action on ACC's goal of equipping, engaging and empowering Airmen with resilience tools and create high-performing teams who look out for each other. To schedule training, contact 229-257-3211.