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The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge (colloquially referred to as the Ravenel Bridge and the Cooper River Bridge [3]) 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 ...
The John P. Grace Memorial Bridge (left), the Silas N. Pearman Bridge (middle), and the current Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge (right) in May 2005. By the 1950s, the Grace Bridge had become obsolete, with it also becoming structurally deficient in 1979. There were plans to replace it, but they were ultimately scrapped due to funding constraints.
Arthur Ravenel Jr. (March 29, 1927 – January 16, 2023) was an American businessman and a Republican politician from Charleston, South Carolina. From 1987 to 1995, he served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives .
The historic city is known for many things, including the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge. The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge is visible from downtown Charleston, South Carolina on Sunday, August 29, 2021 ...
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The cable-stayed Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge (or "New Cooper River Bridge") opened to traffic on July 16, 2005, to replace the two older bridges. Demolition of the Grace and Pearman bridges began shortly afterwards and was completed in late 2007. A popular 10k run across the bridge is held each spring, and is known as the Cooper River Bridge Run.
Charleston Police Department officers were dispatched at approximately 1:30 p.m. to the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge after receiving several reports of a vehicle driving northbound on the pedestrian ...
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge (2005) Charleston has many bridges over the Ashley , Cooper , Stono , and Wando rivers due to the city's peninsular geography. Particularly noteworthy is the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge , which at the time of its construction was the longest cable-stayed bridge in the Western Hemisphere .