UPDATE: Broad River Bridge crash now reported following vehicle fire at Lemon Island

A vehicle fire is causing traffic headaches during rush hour on Highway 170 on Lemon Island Friday morning.

The fire was reported at about 8 a.m. by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office near Widgeon Point, just past the Broad River Bridge, the main connector between northern and southern Beaufort County.

The right lanes northbound and southbound are blocked, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Motorists are advised to use caution and to expect delays when traveling through the area. Beaufort County traffic cameras show a long line of cars backed up.

At about 8:50 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office reported an accident on the Lemon Island side of the Broad River Bridge that was blocking both westbound lanes of Highway 170.

This story will be updated.

This story was originally published July 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM.

Karl Puckett

The Island Packet

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Karl Puckett covers the city of Beaufort, town of Port Royal and other communities north of the Broad River for The Beaufort Gazette and Island Packet. The Minnesota native also has worked at newspapers in his home state, Alaska, Wisconsin and Montana.