Myrtle Beach is a coastal city on the East Coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. The city is situated amid a 60 mile stretch of beach known as "The Grand Strand" in northeast South Carolina.
Recognized as the second fastest growing metropolitan area in the country (by 2018 census estimate), Myrtle Beach is one of the major centers of tourism in South Carolina and the United States due to the city's broad subtropical climate and warm beaches, drawing an estimated 14 million visitors every year. In the 2010 census, the city's population was 27,109, and by 2016 the estimated population was 32,240. The Myrtle Beach metropolitan area has an estimated population in 2016 of 449,495.
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History
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the Long Bay area was populated by the original tribe of Waccamaw. The Waccamaw uses the river for trips and fishing along the coast around Little River. Waties Island, the main barrier island along Long Bay, has evidence of cemetery and shells, remnants of visiting Waccamaws.
The first European settlers along Long Bay arrived at the end of the 18th century, trying to extend the plantation system outward into the ocean. Records are rare from this period, with most historical records united from old land grant documents. The settlers met with mixed results, generating tremendous amounts of indigo and tobacco, due to sandy beach soils and most of the low-quality crops.
Before the American Revolution, the area along the future Grand Strand was basically uninhabited. Some families received land grants along the coast, including Witherses: John, Richard, William, and Mary. This family accepts the area around Swash Wither's current, also known as Myrtle Swash or Swash Eight-Mile. A separate grant was given to James Minor, including a barrier island called Minor Island, now Waties Island, off the coast near Little River.
Mary Withers tomb in Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church talks about the remoteness of the former Strand: "He relinquished the fun of the Society and retired to Long Bay, where he lived most of his life devoted to the welfare of his children."
When the American colonies gained independence, the region remained essentially unchanged, and the coast remained barren. George Washington searched the Southern states during his tenure, traveling to King's Road. He stayed one night at Windy Hill (part of North Myrtle Beach now) and was brought across Swash toman to Georgetown by Jeremiah Vereen.
The Withers family remained one of the few settlers around Myrtle Beach for the next half century. In 1822, a powerful storm swept the house of R. F. Withers into the ocean, drowning 18 people in it. The tragedy made the Withers family decide to abandon their plot along the coast. Left unattended, the area began to return to the forest.
The Burroughs and Collins Company of Conway, the predecessor of modern Burroughs & amp; Chapin, bought most of the land of the Withers family in 1881, and a thriving community called the "New Town" around the beginning of the 20th century. The post office called "Withers" was established to serve the old Swash site in 1888. On February 28, 1899, Burroughs and Collins received a charter to build Conway & Seashore Railroad to transport wood from shore to inland customers. The train began operations every day on May 1, 1900, with two locomotives burning wood. One of the machines was nicknamed the The Black Mary and came second-hand from the North Carolina logging operation.
After the railway runs, the employees of the timber and rail companies will take trains to the beach area on their free weekend, becoming the first Grand Strand tourist. The train terminus is nicknamed "New Town", in contrast to "Old Town", or Conway.
Around the beginning of the 20th century, Franklin Burroughs envisioned transforming New Town into a tourist destination that rivaled Florida and the northeast coast. Burroughs died in 1897, but his sons completed the train expansion to the beach and opened Seaside Inn in 1901.
Around the year 1900, a contest was held to name the area, and Burroughs' wife suggested respecting the abundant local bush, the southern myrtle candle ( Myrica cerifera ). The Post Office Withers changed its name to "Myrtle Beach" shortly thereafter. It was entered as a city in 1938 and as a city in 1957.
In 1937, Myrtle Beach City Airport was built. It was taken over by the United States Army Corps Air Force in 1940 and converted into a military base. Commercial flights started in 1976 and shared runways for more than 15 years until the airbase closed in 1993. Since then the airport has been named the Myrtle Beach International Airport. In 2010 the plan to build a new terminal has been approved. In 1940, Kings Highway finally paved, giving Myrtle Beach its first major highway.
Historic District of Myrtle Heights-Oak Park, Atlantic Coast Atlantic Coast Train, Ocean Forest Country Club, Pleasant Inn, and Rainbow Court are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Also listed are the Chesterfield Inn and the Myrtle Beach Pavilion, both now destroyed. The Gay Dolphin Gift Cove on the Boardwalk was built in 1946, and sells seashell shells and souvenirs of Myrtle Beach. It claims to be "the country's largest gift shop".
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Geography
Myrtle Beach has been separated from the continent of the United States since 1936 by Waterway Intracoastal, forcing cities and regions generally to grow within a small distance from the coast. Partly because of this separation, the area directly north-west of Myrtle Beach across the waterway remains largely rural, while the northeast and western ends of its power are constrained by other developed tourist towns, North Myrtle Beach and Surfside Beach. Since then, the inland part of Myrtle Beach has grown dramatically.
Myrtle Beach is 67 miles (108 km) south-east of Florence, South Carolina, 94 miles (151 km) northeast of Charleston, South Carolina, and 74 miles (119 km) southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina.
According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​23.6 square miles (61.0 km 2 ), which is 23.3 square miles (60.4 km 2 ) is ground and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km 2 ), or 1.03%, is water.
Nearby Areas
Climate
According to the KÃÆ'¶ppen climate classification, Myrtle Beach has a humid subtropical climate or Cfa - typical of the Gulf and southern Atlantic states. The city enjoys the abundant sunshine throughout the year with more than 2800 hours each year.
Summer is long, hot, and humid in Myrtle Beach. The highest daytime averages are from 83 to 91 Â ° F (28 to 33 Â ° C) and the average night time average approaches 70 Â ° F (21 Â ° C). The location of Myrtle Beach beaches eases the heat of summer rather than inland South Carolina: So, while nearby Florence averages 65 days each year with high temperatures of 90 Â ° F or higher - Myrtle Beach averages. averaging only 21 The Bermuda High pumps moisture from the tropical Atlantic to Myrtle Beach, giving the tropical summer a close summer in the city. The warm Atlantic Ocean reaches 80 Â ° F or higher in the summer months off Myrtle Beach, which makes for hot and sultry summer nights. Summer storms are common in summer in Myrtle Beach, and the summer months from June to September have the highest rainfall. In summer, usually lightning storms occur during the day - followed by heavy and heavy rain.
Myrtle Beach has mostly winter with short duration: The highest daytime averages range from 57 to 61 ° F (14 - 16 Â ° C) and nighttime lows are 36 to 38 ° F (2 - 3 Â ° C) from December to February. Winter temperatures vary more than summer temperatures in Myrtle Beach: Some winters can see some cold days with altitudes just above 40s F (7 - 9 Â ° C), while other winter days can see heights in the upper 60s and low F 70s (19 - 23 Â ° C). Myrtle Beach averages 33 days each year with ice, although in a few years less than 15 days will look frost. Snow showers are very rare in Myrtle Beach, but several times every 15 or 20 years the snow trail may fall. In February 2010, 2.8 inches (71 mm) of rare snow fell in Myrtle Beach. Spring (March, April and May) and autumn (September, October and November) months are usually light and sunny in Myrtle Beach, with high temperatures in the 60s and 70s. The beach season in Myrtle Beach usually runs from late April to late October. SST (Sea Surface Temperature) is often below 80's (26 - 28Ã, Â ° C) in South Carolina in summer and early fall.
Summer storms can be very severe, but short, but tornadoes are rare in Myrtle Beach. Tropical cyclones sometimes have an impact on Myrtle Beach, although weaker tropical storms and weaker tropical lowlands are more common. Like most tropical storm-prone areas, direct attacks by major storms are rare in Myrtle Beach. The last storm that caused significant damage in Myrtle Beach was Hurricane Hugo in 1989. The worst storm in Myrtle Beach's history was Hurricane Hazel in 1954.
Demographics
Myrtle Beach is the largest major city of Myrtle Beach-Conway-Georgetown CSA, the Combined Statistics Area covering the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach (Horry County) metropolitan area and the Georgetown Metropolitan area (Georgetown County), which has a combined population of 329,449 on census 2010.
At the 2010 census, Myrtle Beach's population was 27,109. By the 2000 census there were 22,759 permanent residents in Myrtle Beach, 10,413 households, 5,414 families, 1,356.5 people per square mile (523.7 km/s), with 14,658 housing units with an average density of 873.5 per square mile (337.3/km ²).
Ethnicity
City's racial makeup is:
- white 72.3%
- 13.9% Black
- 0.7% Native Americans
- 1.5% Asia
- 0.3% Pacific Islands
- 8.7% of other races
- 2.7% of two or more races.
- Hispanic or Latino of any race is 13.7% of the population.
Age
Of Myrtle Beach's total population:
- 18.0% is 1-17
- 11.0% between 18-24
- 33.6% are between 25-44
- 22.5% are between 45-64
- 15.0% is 65 or older
- The average age is 37 years
- 103 men per 100 women overall
- 101 men per 100 women age 18 and over
Earnings
- The overall average income for households in the city is $ 35,498
- The average income for the family is $ 43,900
- The man has an average income of $ 26,039
- Women have an average income of $ 22,473
- The per capita income for the city is $ 23,214.
- Approximately 7.6% of families and 12.0% of the population are below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under the age of 18 and 6.6% of those aged 65 and older.
Economy
Myrtle Beach economy is dominated by the tourism industry; hotels, motels, resorts, restaurants, tourist attractions, and retail developments are present in large numbers to serve visitors.
There are about 95 golf courses in and around Myrtle Beach (in 2015) because the golf industry represents a significant presence in the area.
The manufacturing base produces plastic, rubber, cardboard, foam, and ceramic products typically on a small scale.
Tourism
Hosting more than 14 million visitors annually, the Grand Strand is home to a variety of tourist attractions, and this area receives many visitors during the season. Nearly 100,000 visitors per year are estimated to come from abroad, with tourists from Canada, Germany and the UK.
Myrtle Beach hosts special conventions, events and music concerts. The attractions of this region include beaches and courses, as well as a number of amusement parks, aquariums, Legends In Concert, retail developments, a number of shopping complexes and over 1,900 restaurants including seafood restaurants. The area also has a dinner theater, nightclub, and many tourist shops. Myrtle Beach has about 460 hotels, with many on the beach, and about 89,000 units of accommodation in total. Also in town is Myrtle Waves, one of the largest water parks on the East Coast of the United States. Myrtle Beach has a Sun Fun Festival beginning every June.
Carolina Opry is another famous attraction, featuring a variety of musical, comedy, dance, and entertainment shows, including the Carolina Opry (Variety Show), Good Vibrations (best of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s), Light - a Laser Extravaganza. During the holiday season, the venue hosts the Carolina Opry Christmas Special. It's placed in 2,200 theater seats.
The Myrtle Beach Boardwalk opened in 2010 and has been recognized as the nation's # 3 sidewalk by National Geographic and one of the best US sidewalks by Leisure Leisure magazine. The Myrtle Beach Skywheel opens on the sidewalk in May 2011, and is a 200-foot (61 m) observation wheel, similar to a royal mill, with a glass gondola seen over the Atlantic Ocean. This is the first wheel of its kind in the US State of Myrtle Beach State Park, founded in 1935, just under a mile from the Grand Strand beach and is a prime location for camping, swimming, hiking, biking and fishing. Pier 14 by Boardwalk.
The Myrtle Beach Convention Center is a great facility that hosts numerous meetings, conferences, exhibitions and special events each year. The expansive center, which opened in 2003, owns Sheraton hotels and resorts.
Every March since 1951 during the spring break of Ontario, Myrtle Beach has hosted Canadian-American Days, also known as Can-Am Days. Tens of thousands of tourists flocked to the area for a week-long special event. Myrtle Beach is also home to Coastal Uncorked, a food and wine festival held in late spring each year. In June, high school graduates just came to Myrtle Beach for Senior Week.
With many professional fireworks displays along the oceanfront, Myrtle Beach is known amongst the main destinations for the trip to the Fourth of July. Priceline.com ranks Myrtle Beach among the top 20 destinations for the Fourth of July in 2010.
The majority of visitors go to the region during peak season (June-August) to enjoy good weather.
Although gambling is not legal in South Carolina, Myrtle Beach residents and visitors have easy access to gambling by boat, as passengers can travel to international waters beyond the reach of federal and state gambling laws.
The city and surrounding area are served by Myrtle Beach International Airport. With regular flights to and from destinations such as Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, New York and Washington, the airport itself is well connected to both domestic and international tourists visiting the region. The airport also serves as a seasonal gateway to and from the likes of Chicago, Dallas and Toronto.
The city is located between Wilmington, North Carolina, and Charleston, South Carolina with Route 17 AS which serves as the main transportation hub for those traveling from the north and south.
Ban Thong bikini
The ropes (or any swimsuits that reveal any buttocks) are not allowed anywhere in public in Myrtle Beach, including all beaches. Offenders can be arrested, imprisoned, or fined. The "ordinance" of the city has been in effect since the 1990s.
Motorcycle Rally
Myrtle Beach Bike Week, also called "Harley Bike Week", is the first week-long motor rally held in 1940, the same year Kings Highway was paved. The event has attracted 200,000 visitors to the city every May. Black Bike Week, founded in 1980, takes place over Memorial Day Weekend weekend and is the largest African American motorcycle rally in the US and attracts 400,000 visitors. The event was made in response to the history of discrimination against African-American visitors and riders to Myrtle Beach and Grand Strand Area.
The Myrtle Beach government created 15 new laws aimed at preventing all motorcycle events approved within the city in response to controversies including racism allegations by African-American riders during their events and complaints of lawlessness and bad behavior during all the highly attended events. Some lawsuits by the National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) against the Myrtle Beach business were settled with an agreement that discrimination ceased, compensation was granted to several plaintiffs, and employees were given diversity training. NAACP's outfit against Myrtle Beach City was completed in 2006 without paying for city damage, but by agreement the police will use the same traffic control rules during both black and white motorcycles meetings.
The South Carolina Supreme Court in June 2010 unanimously annulled one of 15 regulations, requiring all motorcyclists to wear helmets, arguing that state legislation, which requires helmets only for motorists under the age of 21, can not preceded by city regulations. In addition, the Court ruled that the regulation created undue confusion, and that the city itself had annulled their own helmet laws and several other procedures in subsequent amendments. The law was challenged by a group of bikers and a group of Myrtle Beach businesses called BOOST, Organized Business Owners to Support Tourism, which opposes the city's anti-motorcycle tourism policy.
Shopping
Myrtle Beach has many stores and malls, is one of the largest shopping spots in the Southeastern United States, and is South Carolina's largest shopping destination.
- Coastal Grand Mall opened in 2004 and is one of the largest indoor malls in the state. The mall, which has an indoor and outdoor shopping area, has a gross area of ​​1,047,732 square feet (97,337,5 m 2 ). The one-story facility has five anchor stores (including Sears, Belk, JCPenney and Dillard's), 14 screen cinemas, food courts and about 170 stores in total.
- Myrtle Beach Mall is 525,385 square feet (48,809.9m 2 ), and has three anchor stores, Bass Pro Shops, Belk and JCPenney. The single-story mall also has a 12-screen movie theater, a food court, and other specialty shops. It used to be known as the Colonial Mall, and was built as the Briarcliffe Mall.
- Tanger Outlets is a shopping center outlet. There are two locations, one near Briarcliffe Acres and one near Carolina Forest.
- Broadway at the Beach is a shopping complex located at 350 acre (1.4 km 2 ) along 17 US Bypasses around 23-acre (93,000m 2 ) Lake Broadway. This is the largest entertainment complex of festivals in South Carolina.
- Barefoot Landing is an outdoor shopping complex consisting of several divided sections located on the full ground above Lake Louis, next to the Intracoastal Waterway. It contains many stores and places like House of Blues (opened in 1997) and Alabama Theater. Opened in 1988.
- The Common Market is a lifestyle area that includes some upscale retail and apartments. It is located on the site of the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base.
Sports
Myrtle Beach is home to Pelicans Myrtle Beach, the Carolina League baseball team and the Chicago Cubs agricultural franchise. They are also home to Myrtle Beach Mutiny, a professional football team playing in the Premier Development League.
From 1998-2009 and starting again in 2011 (no Saturday race held in 2010 due to snow), the area hosts the Bi-Lo Myrtle Beach Marathon presented by Chick-Fil-A , every February show (since 2004) Friday night Royal Bank of Canada 5K and Saturday Dasani Half Marathon and Bi-Lo Marathon (from 1998 to 2008, relay held but dropped due to the popularity of other events). The marathon draws a limit of 6,000 runners every year (2,500 full, 3,500 and a half) and the result is usually in unusual dawn when the race begins before dawn (06.30) to finish at 14.30.
Field TicketReturn.com at Pelicans Ballpark is a Pelicans Myrtle Beach home field and is located just off Highway 17 in Myrtle Beach. It opened in 1999 and accommodates 6,500 people. This is the end point of Bi-Lo Myrtle Beach Marathon. TicketReturn.com Field is also home to the annual Baseball At The Beach baseball tournament. Organized by Coastal Carolina University each year, the tournament pit participates in the NCAA Division I baseball program in the United States.
The NASCAR-sanctioned car race is held at Myrtle Beach Speedway, an 858 mile (866 m), semi-banked, asphalt paved oval track located on US 501. Drivers in the Final Model class will compete (against people from Greenville). -Pickens Speedway) for the South Carolina Championships at NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. The South Carolina Champions score will be counted against other state and provincial champions for continental championships.
It hosts the 2010 UOA Nationals where 8 teams of top colleges from 5 conferences will be represented.
Golf
This area is home to many golf courses and mini golf courses along the Grand Strand and further inland. Myrtle Beach has been called the "World Golf Capital" because of the approximately 100 golf courses located there, a record 4.2 million rounds played, and many mini golf courses. 3.7 million total rounds of golf were played in 2007. Most golf courses in this area are public. The Grand Strand is home to "Hootie and the Blowfish Day After the Masters Tournament". China's vast investment into the Myrtle Beach regional golf market has resulted in a significant spike in Chinese tourists to the area and also resulted in 25 golf courses owned and/or operated by Chinese nationals.
Some of the famous golf courses and/or resorts include:
Government
The City of Myrtle Beach has a council-manager government. The mayor sits as a member of the Council-in-large and conducts a meeting of the City Council. If the Mayor can not lead a City Council meeting, the Pro-Tem Mayor is the chairman of the meeting until the Mayor returns to his seat. The City Manager is responsible for the administration and daily operations of all municipal services and municipal departments. The City Manager also maintains intergovernmental relationships with federal, state, local and other local governments. The city of Myrtle Beach reformed into a council-managerial system in 1974 under the rule of Mayor Bob Hirsch and city manager David Stradinger, who moved from the mayor form of a powerful former mayor.
Mayor
The current mayor of Myrtle Beach is Brenda Bethune, who has served since 2018.
Education
Primary and secondary education
Public schools
Myrtle Beach is served by a public school district. Horry County Schools educates about 40,000 students and is the third largest school district in South Carolina.
Private School and Charter School
Below is a list of private schools and charter schools within the city of Myrtle Beach.
Higher education
The largest university in the Myrtle Beach area is Coastal Carolina University, a state-supported liberal arts college, located eight miles northwest of Myrtle Beach in adjacent Conway, with a satellite campus in Myrtle Beach. The university is a national marine grant institution and has a part of Waties Island, a 1.105 acre barrier island (4.47 km2) that functions as a natural laboratory. Chanticleers Carolina Coast competed in the NCAA Division I as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. Soccer teams compete in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision or FBS. The soccer team plays at Brooks Stadium, which is famous for its synthetic turf. The Myrtle Beach metro area has the following campus and post-secondary schools:
Media
Television
The Grand Strand and Florence, South Carolina share a common market set by Nielsen Media Research in Horry, Marion, Dillon, Darlington, Marlboro, Scotland, Robeson, and Florence districts.
Radio
Newspapers
The Sun News is the largest daily newspaper published along the Grand Strand, with a reader base stretching from Georgetown, South Carolina to Sunset Beach, North Carolina. Paper has been in existence since the 1930s and was previously published by Knight Ridder before the company was purchased by The McClatchy Company. Myrtle Beach is also served by The Myrtle Beach Herald , a weekly newspaper that is part of the Waccamaw Publishing Group. It is locally owned by Steve and Cheryl Robertson. The Herald also produces a newspaper targeted to tourists called Visit!
Infrastructure
Health Care
Grand Strand Medical Center (GSMC) is a 345-bed treatment hospital and Level 1 Adult Trauma Center is known for its programs in cardiology, cardiac surgery, and stroke treatment. Opened on 21 April 1978 to replace the former Sea View Memorial Hospital (1958-1978), the first major hospital in Myrtle Beach. GSMC contains the only heart surgery and neurosurgery program in the greater Myrtle Beach area and is the recipient of Healthgrades 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery in 2012 and 2013. As an educational hospital, the Grand Strand Medical Center is the home of ACGME residency training an accredited program (internal medicine, general surgery, and family medicine), and a rotating host of medical students from the University of South Carolina and Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM). More than 270 doctors and 1,400 staff are currently serving at the facility.
Transportation
Air
- Myrtle Beach International Airport (IATA: MYR/FAA LID: MYR), is a state-owned public airport located three nautical miles (5.6 km) southwest of the central business district of Myrtle Beach, in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. (MYR) This was formerly known as Myrtle Beach Jetport (1974-1989) and is located on the site of the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base.
- The General Aviation Terminal www.beachaviationservices.com (ICAO: KMYR/FAA LID: MYR), is part of Myrtle Beach International Airport however, the terminal itself is located across the airport from the airport side commercial terminal on Airdrome Street accessed by Phyllis Boulevard in The Market Common. The new 11,500 square foot terminal was opened on May 21, 2010, built to modernize operations and accommodate the growing need for terminals. The new terminal replaces buildings previously used as Basic Operations when the Myrtle Beach Air Base is activated.
- The Executive Chopper is within Myrtle Beach International Airport as well. Located on the east side of the airport with access from Kings Highway. Executive Helicopter is a private helicopter facility that provides tour services in Myrtle Beach and surrounding areas. They also provide most of the care for General Aviation. In addition to; Kingman Air Services division Kingman Aircraft Kingman, AZ operates a maintenance facility on site that provides maintenance for medium-sized jets. Military operations also support USMC, USN, USAF, US Army, and Coast Guard.
Rail
The Waccamaw Coast Line Railroad is a 14.1 mile (22.7 km) short rail line from Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad, stretching from a connection with Carolina Southern Railroad, another division of the company, in Conway to Myrtle Beach. The line was opened in 1900 by Conway Coast and Western Railroad, the predecessor of the Atlantic Coast Train. The Seaboard System Railroad sold the line to Horry County in November 1984, and was operated by the Horry County Railway until October 1987, when the WCLR took over. Carolina Southern Railroad acquired WCLR in September 1995, and has since been a division of Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad. The line is owned by Horry County, but leased in 2000 to Carolina Southern Railroad.
Carolina Southern Railroad is a short rail line operator that operates on rails less than 100 miles (160 km) with a maximum speed of 10 mph (16 km/h). It carries most of the deliveries brought there from national railway operators. The company makes one scheduled delivery per month to Myrtle Beach City. It is located on Main Street in Conway, South Carolina and is one of the few train depots left in South Carolina. It has been painstakingly restored to its former glory and the Carolina Southern Railroad has become one of the frequent destinations for freight services as well as passenger cars and locomotive observations. The train was originally founded in late 1886 and the first trains were steamed to Conway Depot in December 1887. The Carolina Southern Railroad stands as a permanent landmark in Southern History. Carolina Southern Railroad is a member of the Carolina Rails system with connections run from Whiteville, North Carolina to Mullins, South Carolina and also from Chadbourn, North Carolina to Conway. The Carolina Southern railroad is also responsible for the operation of the Waccamaw Coast Train, which is a railroad that runs from Conway to Myrtle Beach. On August 30, 2011, the Carolina Southern Railroad was closed voluntarily as several bridges along the tracks were too late for maintenance. The termination caused Carolina Southern Railroad to lay off almost all of its employees. On May 24, 2012, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) initiated a bridge inspection on the CSR and Waccamaw Coastline Railroad (part of the Horry County railway). Fifty-two of the 187 bridges were examined and seven had a critical flaw. On May 26, 2011, CSR voluntarily suspended operations, allowing them to bring certified bridge engineers to inspect the seven critical bridges and prepare plans for their improvement. On the recommendation of engineers, CSR made necessary improvements on the bridge and CSR resumed operations August 8, 2011. The FRA returned to check the bridge and made a recommendation that CSR stop operating until all bridge repairs were completed. Currently there are efforts to bring the train back online.
By 2015, railway operator RJ Corman acquired the previous CSR line and plans to reopen the delivery service in early 2016.
Road
- US $ 17
- US $ 501
- SCÃ, 31
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Bus USA 17. - Farrow Parkway
- Ocean Boulevard
- Harrelson Boulevard
- Grissom Parkway
- Interstate 73 (future)
- Interstate 74 (future)
In the last decade, new roads have been created to reduce congestion caused by visitor entry each year. Most of these roads follow the Metro Loop Road Plan, held in 1997 to increase Myrtle Beach traffic flow. Some roads have been funded through Road Improvement (RIDE I) or through Myrtle Beach Beach.
The RIDE II plan covers the third phase of S.C. Highway 31, Farrow Parkway and US 17 Bypass separation at the back gates of the former Air Force headquarters, and many other projects. County is currently debating where to allocate $ 400 million generated through the proposed 1 cent sales tax. Other road projects in Horry County, including some at Aynor and Conway, will be included when selected.
There are plans for Myrtle Beach to finally be served by two interstates, Interstate 73 and Interstate 74. Robert Edge Parkway will connect I-74 to downtown North Myrtle Beach.
Transit masses
Myrtle Beach is served by Coast RTA and Pee Dee Regional Transport Authority.
Twin Cities
Myrtle Beach has five twin cities, as defined by Sister Cities International:
- Burlington, Ontario, Canada
- Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
- Pinamar, Argentina
- Killarney, County Kerry, Munster, Ireland
- Tiberias, Israel
Famous people
- Sigmund Abeles - figurative artist
- Steve Bailey - bass player
- Robert H. Brooks - founder of Naturally Fresh, Inc. and Hooters of America chains
- Shane Carruth - the filmmaker
- Brandon Frye - a former NFL player, designed by Houston Texans
- Everett Golson - starts the quarterback for the Notre Dame team playing in the 2013 BCS National Championship Match
- Dustin Johnson - PGA Tour Player (attended Coastal Carolina University)
- Ewa Laurance - professional billiard player
- Clint Newton - rugby league player for Penrith Panthers
- Nancy O'Dell - host of Entertainment Tonight
- Ramon Sessions - NBA Players for the Washington Wizards
- Tyler Thigpen - a former NFL player designed by Kansas City Chief
- Kelly Tilghman - newscaster for Golf Channel and first female golf broadcaster PGA TOUR
- Mike Tolbert - NFL Players for Buffalo Bills
- Kelly Wearstler - interior designer; rate on Top Design from Bravo
References
External links
- Official website
- "Myrtle Beach City". Geographic Name Information System . USGS . Retrieved 2008-05-07 .
- Myrtle Beach in Curlie (based on DMOZ)
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