The cable-stayed bridge in Charleston has eight lanes and opened to traffic on July 16, 2005. The Cooper River Bridge Replacement project connects the cities of Charleston and Mount Pleasant, replacing two functionally obsolete bridges, the Grace Memorial and Pearman Bridge, along U.S. 17 over the Cooper River.
The new bridge increased roadway capacity, improved safety, reduced the frequency and cost of major bridge maintenance, and increased the vertical and horizontal navigational clearances to accommodate the current needs of seafaring vessels on the river, including permitting modern cargo vessel passage to the Port of Charleston, the second largest container cargo port on the East Coast.
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