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  • Longest Cable Bridge in U.S. Dedicated

    07/16/2005 5:42:49 PM PDT · by SmithL · 100 replies · 3,441+ views
    AP ^ | 7/16/5 | BRUCE SMITH
    Charleston, S.C. -- Hundreds of people filled an eight-lane highway in place of cars and trucks Saturday to dedicate the $632 million Ravenel Bridge over the Cooper River, the longest cable-stayed span in North America. "We have created not only a bridge, but a thing of beauty," said Arthur Ravenel Jr., the former state senator and U.S. congressman for whom the span is named. The bridge's 1,546-foot main span is supported by cables stretching down from the tops of a pair of diamond-shaped, 570-foot-tall towers. Unlike suspension spans such as San Francisco's Golden Gate, where the deck is suspended beneath...