The Oldest Covered Bridge In South Carolina, Campbells Covered Bridge Has Been Around Since 1909
Places with historical significance abound in South Carolina, but there’s one subject matter where history has slipped through Mother Nature’s fingertips throughout the years: covered bridges. While the Palmetto State has a number of modern covered bridges (you can find a list of many of them here), there is only one remaining original covered bridge and it’s a must-see.
If you've yet to take the time to drive over to Campbells Covered Bridge, then you're in for a treat.
The bridge, built in 1909, spans the quietly babbling sounds and waters of Beaverdam Creek and is found just nine miles southwest of Landrum and a mere 20 miles north of Greenville.
Greenville Rec maintains a lovely little park surrounding the bridge, which has been restored twice over the last 110 years; the first time in 1964 and then again in 1990.
Access to Campbells Covered Bridge is available year-round from dawn to dusk. Visit during peak leaf-peeping season and you'll be surrounded in the splendors of autumn. Return again after a fresh snowfall... and you may feel as if you've dropped into the middle of a Norman Rockwell painting!
Robin Jarvis is a travel writer and editor for OnlyInYourState.com with a bachelor's degree in Journalism. Her love for travel has taken her to many parts of the world. She's lived in the Carolinas for nearly three decades and currently resides in Charleston. When she's not working, she loves to cook with friends and check out new adventures. General questions and FAM tours: rjarvis@onlyinyourstate.com.
