Poinsett Bridge, along with a surrounding 400-acre nature preserve, will close for six months to restore the bridge. (Provided/Department of Natural Resources)
After 205 years, Poinsett Bridge in South Carolina’s Upstate is getting a facelift.
The historic bridge, once part of a state road extending from Charleston to North Carolina, will close between Sept. 29 and March 31 as preservationists repair its lime mortar, replace missing stones and install a guardrail, according to the state Department of Natural Resources…