Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
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The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Cooper River in South Carolina, United States, connecting downtown Charleston to Mount Pleasant. The bridge is named after former U.S. representative Arthur Ravenel Jr..
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Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge | |
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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) | Ravenel Bridge Cooper River Bridge |
Maintained by | SCDOT |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
Total length | 13,200 feet (4.0 km) |
Width | Eight 12-foot (3.7 m) lanes |
Height | 575 feet (175 m) |
Longest span | 1,546 feet (471 m)[1] |
Clearance below | 186 feet (57 m) |
History | |
Opened | July 16, 2005; 18 years ago (2005-07-16) |
Replaces | John P. Grace Memorial Bridge Silas N. Pearman Bridge |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 96,300[2] |
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The eight lane bridge satisfied the capacity of U.S. Route 17 when it opened in 2005 to replace two old cantilever truss bridges. 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.