CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Messy conditions on the Lowcountry’s bridges have persisted Wednesday morning with traffic backing up as multiple reported accidents close lanes.
The Don Holt Bridge and the Cosgrove Bridge are now closed in both directions. Several accidents have reported injuries.
Messy conditions on the Lowcountry’s bridges have persisted Wednesday morning with traffic backing up as multiple reported accidents close lanes.(SCDOT)Messy conditions on the Lowcountry’s bridges have persisted Wednesday morning with traffic backing up as multiple reported accidents close lanes.(SCDOT)
This all started between 4:35 a.m. and 5:10 a.m., when dispatch records showed three different crashes all between Virginia Avenue and Clements Ferry Road. This was only the beginning of what has proved to be a treacherous morning on the Lowcountry’s roadways; multiple crashes have stacked up on the bridge in the time since.
Early-morning traffic on the Don Holt Bridge is already backing up as multiple reported accidents close eastbound lanes.(SCDOT)
Backed up traffic could be seen on much of the bridge before the 5 a.m. hour even hit. Conditions have worsened since.
Early-morning traffic on the Don Holt Bridge is already backing up as multiple reported accidents close eastbound lanes.(SCDOT)
First Alert Meteorologist Joey Sovine said that there did appear to be moisture on the bridge that is likely to freeze over in conditions such as the ones the Lowcountry has seen Wednesday morning. North Charleston Police warned that these crashes were indeed caused by ice and some dense, patchy fog.
Drivers are urged to take the Ravenel Bridge if needing to get onto Daniel Island and Mount Pleasant. Motorists should use caution while driving in these conditions and avoid the areas of these crashes where possible and drive slowly in light of the potential for ice.
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