MAULDIN, S.C./Aug 8, 2023 — The Swamp Rabbit Trail will soon be getting a bit longer.
A bridge connecting the city of Mauldin to a new town center will soon be open to the public.
“The pedestrian bridge we are talking about today is exciting because it’s something that has allowed Mauldin to answer a question that people have been asking for years, how do you get the Swamp Rabbit Trail across 385 and that’s what this pedestrian bridge does,” councilman Taft Matney said.
The bridge adds another quarter mile to the Swamp Rabbit Trail, but in Matney’s eyes, the addition opens the door for people to experience what the city of Mauldin has to offer. This includes places like BridgeWay Station and Maverick Yards.
“With our access to rail, our access to 85 to 385, it’s very attractive for businesses to locate, but it’s also attractive for families to live here. We want to make sure we provide dining, shopping, entertainment options that will keep bringing people to Mauldin for years to come,” Matney said.
Joel Ann Chandler has owned her business along East Butler Road for 40 years. It’s less than a 10-minute bike ride away from the new bridge.
“Anytime you have new people coming into the area, this is one of the first places they come to. Of course, now they can come across the new bridge, come visit us, come visit Mauldin, and see everything there is to see here,” Chandler said.
For many others, the possibilities this new bridge will bring has them excited.
“It not only attracts us high schoolers to go to that part and explore but for people who want to move into South Carolina, it’s a really good opportunity,” Mauldin High School student Junior Lopez said.
“I mean, we are just excited to connect to the swamp rabbit trail and be able to get out more and take the kids out biking, get out walking, running, doing things like that more,” Karen Olson said.
A projected date for the bridge to open is sometime in the fall.
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