...y anchors which could be procured. Above the stringers was a flooring of plank obtained from the city wharves. At eight o'clock on the evening of the 17th, the first pontoon bridge spanning the Savannah River from the foot of West Broad street to Hutchinson Island was completed, and by half-past 8 o'clock P. M. on Monday, the 19th, the remaining bridges were finished, and the route in readiness for ...