Lowcountry Lawmaker proposes to turn the bridges leading to and from Hilton Head Island into a massive Linear Park.
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BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. —
One Lowcountry lawmaker is pushing to turn the bridges leading to and from Hilton Head Island into a massive linear park.
Rep. Jeff Bradley, who represents Hilton Head and Daufuskie islands, says the current bridges leading to Hilton Head represents 1.2 miles of opportunity.
"I think that if we can stretch our thinking process, we can turn that into a 1.2 mile parkway that would be open to pedestrians. It would be open to bicyclers, it would be open for potential festivals, it would be open to the arts. I think if you let your mind stretch in any way shape or form, you can begin to see what could happen there," Bradley said.
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