The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, also known as the New Cooper River Bridge, is a cable-stayed bridge over the Cooper River in South Carolina, connecting downtown Charleston to Mount Pleasant. The eight lane bridge satisfied the capacity of U.S. Route 17 when it opened in 2005 to replace two obsolete 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. (Credit: Wikipedia)
Jim and I were fascinated by the design of bridges we saw in Georgia and South Carolina. This one is a marvel of engineering. We crossed it many times because we rented a condo in Mount Pleasant, just across the river from Charleston. We always saw many people either jogging or walking across this bridge whenever we crossed it by our car.
