Ashley River Bridge

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Ashley River Bridges

Taken from my room at the Holiday Inn in 2004.

The Ashley River Bridge referred to in the entry is on the right, while the one constructed in 1926 is on the left.

Meanwhile you can see in the background the Arthur Ravenel Bridge under construction.

Photo taken by Michael Miller in July 2004

Overview: Bascule bridge over Ashley River on US 17 in Charleston
Location: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1961
Design: Bascule
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 160.1 ft.
Total length: 1,633.9 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +32.78333, -79.96000 (decimal degrees)
32°46'60" N, 79°57'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/597391/3627746 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Charleston
Inventory numbers: SC 1020001710600 (South Carolina bridge number)
SC 0000000003607 (South Carolina bridge number)
BH 32008 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2014): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 70.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 26,400

Ashley River Bridge

Posted August 9, 2016, by kathie jordan (mcgallery [at] knology [dot] net)

vh1 channel 13 to hail tender for opening

Ashley River Bridge

Posted August 23, 2010, by Jimmy (jimmymacj [at] gmail [dot] com)

what is the opening schedule for the Ashley River Bridge and does it open upon request?