New Folly Beach Pier Update

 

Our first visit to Folly Beach in about a year found the big fishing pier replacement project looking that much closer to the image in this rendering. 

When we saw the construction last Sunday it looked like around 50 percent of the old wooden pier had been replaced. You see in this photograph the new gray concrete base extending out to sea. Shipworm infestation became a problem with the old wood pilings that date back to 1995, necessitating a redux.

The new $14 million pier is expected to be finished in Spring 2023, according to Charleston Parks and Recreation officials.