Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge (also known as the Ravenel Bridge and the Cooper River Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Cooper River in South Carolina, US, connecting downtown Charleston to Mount Pleasant. The bridge has a main span of 1,546 feet (471 m), the third longest among cable-stayed bridges in the Western Hemisphere. It was built using the design–build method and was designed by Parsons Brinckerhoff.
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge | |
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As seen from Mount Pleasant | |
| Coordinates | 32°48′10″N 79°54′54″W |
| Carries | Bikes, pedestrians 8 lanes of US 17 |
| Crosses | Cooper River |
| Locale | From: Charleston, SC To: Mt. Pleasant, SC |
| Official name | Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge |
| Other name(s) | The Ravenel Bridge Cooper River Bridge |
| Maintained by | SCDOT |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 13,200 feet (4,000 m) |
| Width | Eight 12-foot (3.7 m) lanes |
| Height | 575 feet (175 m) |
| Longest span | 1,546 feet (471 m) |
| Clearance below | 186 feet (57 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | July 16, 2005 |
| Replaces | John P. Grace Memorial Bridge Silas N. Pearman Bridge |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 96,300 |
| Location | |
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