Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge

Ensuring the safety and stability of North America’s second longest cable-stayed bridge

With a main centre span of 1,546 feet and a total span of 3,296 feet, the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge was once the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America at its completion in 2005. In addition to spanning an unusually great distance, it needed to accommodate eight lanes of motor vehicle traffic (plus bicycles and pedestrians), be resilient to South Carolina’s occasional hurricane conditions, and provide adequate clearance for modern container ships. The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge has been serving Charleston safely and successfully for over a decade, accommodating over half a million vehicles every week and withstanding numerous extreme weather events.