Hiking
Trail
Battlefield
(Rivers Bridge State Historic Site)
(Bamberg County)
Trail Map
Description: This moderately
difficult trail begins at the gate and loops around the remains of
battleground breastworks. You will walk though an area where in 1865
outmanned Southern troops forces held the army of General Sherman
for two days. Rivers Bridge is the only State historic Civil War
site listed in the National Register of Historic Sites.
Remember to wear insect repellent in warm weather. Restrooms and a
picnic shelter are
available.
Length: 0.8 mile.
Directions: From Bamberg, drive southeast on US 301. Drive 15
miles and turn left onto Bamberg County S-5-31. The park entrance is 6.5
miles on the right. From the park entrance drive 1.0 mile on Bamberg
County Road S58 and turn right to the parking area.
Camping: No camping.
Park Information:
Rivers Bridge State Historic Site, 325 State
Park Road, Ehrhardt, SC, 29081, Telephone: 803-267-3675.
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South Carolina State Trails Program
South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
1205 Pendleton Street :: Columbia, SC 29201 :: 803-734-0173
Webmaster:
bswanson@scprt.com
Updated: July 12, 2007
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