The Cooper River Bridge
The Cooper River Bridge is a memorial in South Carolina, South. The Cooper River Bridge is situated nearby to the convention center Cooper River Room, as well as near the tourism office Town of Mount Pleasant Visitors Center.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include USS Yorktown and USS Laffey.
USS Yorktown
Museum
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USS Yorktown is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard, she was renamed Yorktown while still under construction, after the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown , which was sunk at the Battle of Midway. USS Yorktown is situated 1 mile southwest of The Cooper River Bridge.
USS Laffey
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USS Laffey is an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer constructed during World War II, laid down and launched in 1943, and commissioned in February 1944. She was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Seaman Bartlett Laffey, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his stand against Confederate forces during the Civil War. USS Laffey is situated 1 mile south of The Cooper River Bridge.
Patriots Point
Museum
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is a naval museum located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, at the mouth of the Cooper River on the Charleston Harbor, across from Charleston. Patriots Point is situated 1 mile south of The Cooper River Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wraggborough and Hampstead Village.
Wraggborough
Quarter
Wraggborough is a neighborhood in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade. Wraggborough is situated 2 miles southwest of The Cooper River Bridge.
Hampstead Village
Quarter
Hampstead Village is a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina in the US, also known as the Eastside or the East Side. A prominent merchant, Henry Laurens, bought several tracts totaling 99 acres where Hampstead Village is today. Hampstead Village is situated 2 miles west of The Cooper River Bridge.
Ansonborough
Quarter
Ansonborough is a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1726, Captain George Anson acquired a 64-acre tract from Thomas Gadsden. Anson's lands were divided into smaller parcels for development, and several streets were named either for his ships or for himself: George and Anson, Scarborough and Squirrel, and Centurion. Ansonborough is situated 2 miles southwest of The Cooper River Bridge.
The Cooper River Bridge
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.80219° or 32° 48′ 8″ northLongitude
-79.90234° or 79° 54′ 8″ westInception
2008Operator
Mount PleasantOpen location code
8742R32X+V3OpenStreetMap ID
node 13704195858OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Highlights include Cooper River Room and Town of Mount Pleasant Visitors Center.
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