 Prior to completion of the Isle of Palms Connector Bridge in 1993, the Ben Sawyer Bridge provided the only vehicular access to Sullivan's Island, and, by a connecting bridge, Isle of Palms.The bridge was heavily damaged during Hurricane Hugo, leaving one end of the main span in the Intracoastal Waterway.Pictures of the damaged bridge are some of the most recognizable lasting images of the destruction wrought by the storm.