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The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge ( colloquially referred to as the Ravenel Bridge and the Cooper River Bridge[ 3]) 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 (471 m), the third longest among cable-stayed bridges in the Western ...
South Carolina’s capital is tied for 12th, with 144 deaths in the Columbia metropolitan area between 2018 and 2022, according to a new study by Smart Growth America. The cities of Charleston and ...
Charleston, South Carolina. / 32.78333°N 79.93194°W / 32.78333; -79.93194. Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, [ 9] and the principal city in the Charleston metropolitan area. [ b] The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's ...
The Old Slave Mart is a building located at 6 Chalmers Street in Charleston, South Carolina that once housed an antebellum-period slave -auction gallery. [ 2] Constructed in 1859, the building is believed to be the last extant slave auction facility in South Carolina. In 1975, the Old Slave Mart was added to the National Register of Historic ...
Roughly 90% of tropical weather, especially the most dangerous storms, typically appears in August, September and October. “If you’re going to make a bet going into the season” on when a big ...
Charleston, SC Earthquake - 1886. South Carolina earthquakes occur with the greatest frequency along the central coastline of the state, in the Charleston area. South Carolina is the most seismically active state on the east coast. [1] At 7.3 magnitude, the Charleston earthquake of 1886 was the largest quake to ever hit the Eastern United ...
A Flash Flood Warning was issued for Charleston, South Carolina, where rainfall rates between 1.5 and 2.5 inches are expected. Ongoing or new flooding is expected, with an additional 2 to 4 inches ...
Cooper River Bridges (1929–2005) / 32.8020750°N 79.9313139°W / 32.8020750; -79.9313139. The Cooper River Bridges were a pair of cantilever truss bridges that carried traffic over the Cooper River in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The first bridge opened in 1929, a second one opened in 1966 to relieve traffic congestion.