Boardwalk Fast Facts (by the city of Myrtle Beach)

Here are a few “fast facts” about the new boardwalk project in Myrtle Beach:

• The Myrtle Beach boardwalk and promenade is 1.2 miles long.
• It took nine months to build.
• The cost was about $6,400,000.
• It used 770,000 board-feet of lumber. Hence the term “Walking the Boards.”
• It needed 270,000 nails, 555,000 screws and 10,000 bolts to tie it al together.
• There are 600 new palmetto trees planted beside or near the boardwalk.
• 50,000 new beach grass seedlings planted on the dunes for beauty, protection and conservation.

We certainly hope you enjoy walking the boards - as an estimated “several” million people per year will.