Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge | |
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As seen from Mount Pleasant | |
| Coordinates | 32°48′10″N 79°54′54″W / 32.80278°N 79.91500°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 | |
The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge (colloquially referred to 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. Since its opening in 2005 the bridge has been considered an icon of Charleston and is one of the city's most recognizable landmarks.