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Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge

Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge Cooper River Bridge Longest cable stay span in North America
  • Replacement Bridge of the Cooper River Bridges
  • When complete, both piers of the Cooper River Bridge form the main load carrying members for over 472 metres of cable stay bridge decking.
  • A total of 11 cycles each with a height of 4.15 m will be concreted. Following an intermediate cycle, the formwork is altered to accommodate the change in pier inclination. Total pier height 175 m.

General Information

Structural Type: Cable-stayed bridge
Function / usage: Road bridge
Other name(s): New Cooper River Bridge
Built: 2001 - 2005
Status: in use

Geographic Information & Related Structures

Location: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA, North America
Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA, North America
Crosses
  • Cooper River
  • Town Creek
Carries
  • U.S. Route 17
Replaces Grace Memorial Bridge (1929)
Silas N. Pearman Bridge (1966)

Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 471 m
total length 4 558 m
clearance max. 57 m
deck width 40 m
pylons pylon height 174 m

Cost

cost of construction United States dollar 531 000 000

Materials

cables polyethylene-wrapped steel wire
deck precast prestressed concrete
pylons prestressed concrete

Chronology

16 July 2005

Opened to traffic.

Participants

Owner
Client
Design
Architecture
Technical advisor to the client
Co-contractor
Stay cables
Formwork

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Internal Information

Structure-ID: s0002485
Created: 06/12/2001
Last Updated: 05/03/2013