Northbridge Park is a public park in the
West Ashley
West Ashley, or more formally, west of the Ashley, is one of the six distinct areas of the city proper of Charleston, South Carolina. As of July 2022, its estimated population was 83,996. Its name is derived from the fact that the land is west of ...
area of
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint o ...
on land owned by the
South Carolina Department of Transportation
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is a government agency in the US state of South Carolina. Its mission is to build and maintain roads and bridges and administer mass transit services.
By state law, the SCDOT's function and ...
but operated by the City of Charleston. The park is on the south shore at the point Sam Rittenberg Boulevard crosses the
Ashley River
The Ashley River is a blackwater and tidal river in South Carolina, rising from the Wassamassaw and Great Cypress Swamps in western Berkeley County. It consolidates its main channel about five miles west of Summerville, widening into a ti ...
. The park, which cost about $1.5 million, opened on May 27, 2014, with a pier and dock, a canoe and kayak launch, a picnic area, and 16 parking spaces.
[{{cite news , url=http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140527/PC16/140529413/1177/charlestons-northbridge-park-now-open , title=Charleston's Northbridge Park now open , work=News & Courier , date=May 27, 2014 , accessdate=May 27, 2014 , author=Knich, Diane , location=Charleston, South Carolina]
Notes
Parks in Charleston, South Carolina