John P. Grace Memorial Bridge
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History of Main Events
Written by Nick BrnotAugust 8,1928- Grace bridge built at a cost of $6 million
1946-50 cent toll removed
-240 feet of bridge rammed down by freighter
1959- Bridge widened
1966- Companion bridge, the Silas S Pearman Bridge, is built
1979-New lane added in Charleston approach
- Declared obsolete
2001- Construttion of the Arthur J Rvenal bridge begans
July 16, 2005- Old bridges close, new bridge opens
- Demolition of Grace and Pearman spans begins
2007- Demolition of old bridges completed
Facts
- Overview
- Lost cantilevered truss bridge over the Cooper River on US 17
- Location
- Charleston County, South Carolina
- Status
- Built 1928, companion bridge built 1966, both imploded 2005
- History
- Grace bridge built in 1928, with Pearman span added in 1966
- Builder
- - Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.
- Design
- Cantilevered Warren through truss
- Also called
- Old Cooper River Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +32.80358, -79.91735 (decimal degrees)
32°48'13" N, 79°55'02" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/601362/3630030 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 37631 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- Kim Harvey
- HAER SC-32 - Grace Memorial Bridge, U.S. Highway 17 spanning Cooper River & Town Creek, Charleston, Charleston County, SC
- Nick Brnot
Comments
When I was in the service in the mid 1990's, I had what turned out to be the once-in-a-lifetime chance to cross these beautiful and historic bridges. The older of the two was a lot of fun to drive across because of its narrowness and the massive amount of metal that surrounded me as I made my way across. It was a sad day for me to see these structures go down to make way for a single cable-stayed bridge (which I have no desire to see or cross), as these "wire slabs" are becoming the demise of our historic cantilever bridges nationwide. Sigh.