As floodwaters continue to rise at the Hwy 501 Bridge

As floodwaters continue to rise at the Hwy 501 Bridge in Conway, S.C., South Carolina National Guard Engineers and Transportation Corps are placing sandbags along the highway to ensure roadways remain passable and communities are not cut-off on the main route to highly populated Myrtle Beach, S.C., Sept. 21, 2018. They have laid nearly three miles of barrier protecting a mile and a half of road with sandbags and flood barriers to keep the road open from flooding. There are approximately 2,200 South Carolina Guards Soldiers 40 Airmen and 100 State Guard on duty as well as 28 Soldiers and Airmen from Pennsylvania and Alaska National Guard and 8 troops from the New York National Guard and 100 Tennessee National Guard assisting response efforts from the impacts of Hurricane Florence. (U.S. National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder, 169th Fighter Wing, Public Affairs)