Ashley River Bridge

Photos

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 left, while the one constructed in 1961 is on the right.

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

Photo taken by Michael Miller in July 2004

BH Photo #262886

Overview: Bascule bridge over Ashley River on US 17 in Charleston
Location: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1926; rehabilitated 1988
Design: Bascule
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 158.1 ft.
Total length: 1,733.0 ft.
Deck width: 34.1 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +32.78362, -79.96080 (decimal degrees)
32°47'01" N, 79°57'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/597316/3627777 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Charleston
Inventory numbers: SC 1020001730600 (South Carolina bridge number)
SC 0000000000228 (South Carolina bridge number)
BH 32009 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2014): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 56.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 26,400