James Edwin McTeer Bridge & The Causways Scenic Highway

The James Edwin McTeer Bridge & Causeways Scenic Highway crosses the Beaufort River in South Carolina, linking Port Royal to Lady's Island. The seven-mile route follows a series of causeways over marsh and open water via Gibbs Island before climbing onto the bridge itself, a dual span 3,000 feet long and 65 feet high that was built in the early 1980s and doubled with an identical second span in 2011. From the height of the bridge, drivers get a sweeping view of tidal marsh and a working marina below, with the confluence of the Broad River visible to the south and the historic waterfront of the City of Beaufort to the north. It's a short but dramatic drive, more about the elevated water crossing than any single roadside attraction, and it serves as the main approach into Beaufort from the Sea Islands to the east. The bridge is named for J.E. McTeer, who became Beaufort County's youngest sheriff in the country at 22 in 1926 and held the post for 37 years, later gaining fame as a chronicler of Lowcountry root doctor and hoodoo traditions.

• Port Royal to Lady's Island
• 7 miles
• Beaufort River twin-span bridge
• built 1980s, second span 2011
• Broad River confluence view
• namesake Sheriff J.E. McTeer