Charleston's Arthur Ravenel Bridge (Cooper River Bridge)
Between Charleston, South Carolina (USA) and Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, stands the Grace Memorial Bridge. Completed in 1929, the cantilever steel structure has a main span of 1050 ft., or 320 m. and a total length of 3.6 miles or 5.79 Kilometers. A parallel bridge, with a similar design but a shorter main span, was built in 1966. This allowed the old bridge to be converted to one-way traffic. The bridges have navigation clearance of 135 ft., or 41.15 m.
July 16, 2005: Its official: The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge "is"
From the top of the West Tower: Looking east
Looking west
August 23, 2003
April 23, 2005
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West Pylon
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East Pylon
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As seen from the Sea Breeze Marina - next to the PBC pier
July 16, 2005:
The end of the first day of the working life
of the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
Driving (officially, that is) home across our new bridge for the first time
July 17, 2005: The first day of traffic
July 12, 2005: Presenting first views of a clean bridge
Here are a few vertical presentations
Looking from Mt. Pleasant
Looking from Charleston
July 12, 2005: More views of a clean bridge
Looking south from the edge of Drum Island with a C-17 in the upper right
Looking north over the Motley Rice Building
Looking toward Charleston from Mt Pleasant
Another look toward Charleston From Mt. Pleasant
Last Updated: 08/09/2021
This website was originally developed by
Charles
Camp for his CIVL 3121 class. This site is maintained
by the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Memphis. Your comments and questions are welcomed.