Richland County · Marker 40-50
Broad River
South side of River Dr. (U.S. Hwy. 176) at east side of the Broad River Bridge, Columbia
Front inscription
Early boundary between Cherokee and Catawba Indians. Name first applied about 1745. Faust's Ford, 2 mi. above, used in Revolution. First bridge opened 1829, burned 1865 to delay Sherman's army which crossed on pontoon bridges downstream. Bridge rebuilt 1867, burned 1925. Concrete bridge completed 1930.