Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge 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, the third longest among cable-stayed bridges in the Western Hemisphere.Photo: bbatsell, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in United States of America
- Also known as: “Cooper River Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include USS Yorktown and South Carolina Aquarium.
USS Yorktown
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 1¼ miles southeast of Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge.
South Carolina Aquarium
Public aquarium
The South Carolina Aquarium, located in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, opened on May 19, 2000. Located on the historic Charleston Harbor, visitors can enjoy views of the waterfront, including the USS Yorktown and Ravenel Bridge. South Carolina Aquarium is situated 1 mile south of Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge.
International African American Museum
Museum
The International African American Museum is a museum of African-American history in Charleston, South Carolina, located at a former shipping wharf where approximately 40% of the nation's enslaved persons disembarked. International African American Museum is situated 1 mile south of Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hampstead Village and Wraggborough.
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.
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.
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.
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
- Categories: cable-stayed bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.80348° or 32° 48′ 13″ northLongitude
-79.92095° or 79° 55′ 15″ westInception
July 16th, 2005Open location code
8742R33H+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1494459861OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q4800088
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جسر أرثر رانفيل جونيور”
- Chinese: “小阿瑟·拉夫纳尔大桥”
- French: “pont Arthur Ravenel”
- French: “Pont Arthur-Ravenel”
- Italian: “Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge”
- Persian: “پل آرتور راونل”
- Spanish: “Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge”
- Spanish: “puente Arthur Ravenel Jr.”
- Spanish: “Puente Arthur Ravenel Jr.”
- Turkish: “Arthur Ravenel Jr. Köprüsü”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Drum Island and Seabreeze Marina.
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