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Arthur Ravenel Jr. BridgeArthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
Mount Pleasant, SC
Arthur Ravenel Jr. BridgeArthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension design with two diamond-shaped towers, each 575 feet high over the Cooper River in South Carolina, connecting downtown Charleston to Mount Pleasant. The bridge has a main span of 1,546 feet, the third longest among cable-stayed bridges in the Western Hemisphere. It was built using the design-build method and was designed by Parsons Brinckerhoff. The total length of the structure is 13,200 feet, with the main span stretching 1,546 feet between the towers. There are 128 individual cables anchored to the inside of the diamond towers suspend the deck 186 feet above the river. The roadway consists of eight 12-foot lanes, four in each direction as well as a 12-foot bicycle and pedestrian path, which runs along the south edge of the bridge overlooking Charleston Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean.
The bridge superstructure is designed to withstand shipping accidents and natural disasters that have plagued Charleston’s history. The span is designed to endure wind gusts in excess of 300 mph, far stronger than those of the worst storm in Charleston's history, Hurricane Hugo in 1989. Engineers also considered the 1886 earthquake that nearly leveled Charleston. The Ravenel Bridge is designed to withstand an earthquake of approximately 7.4 on the Richter magnitude scale without total failure. To protect the bridge from errant ships, the towers are flanked by one-acre rock islands. Ships will run a ground on the islands before colliding with the towers.
The route starts in Mount Pleasant and finishes in downtown Charleston at Marion Square.
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Boone Hall PlantationBoone Hall Plantation
Boone Hall PlantationBoone Hall Plantation & Gardens
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 8:30a - 6:30p
Sunday: 12:00p - 5:00p
Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens is one of America's oldest still working plantations, continually growing crops for over 320 years. Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens is an antebellum era plantation located in Mount Pleasant.
The plantation includes a large Colonial Revival plantation house (1933–35) that replaces the lost original house on the site, a number of slave cabins or, several flower gardens, and the historic "Avenue of Oaks". The Avenue of Oaks is close to a one mile drive up to the house with southern live oaks on each side that were originally planted in 1743.
The house that stands now was built by Thomas Stone, a Canadian who purchased the land in the early 20th century. He wanted a "grander style" home than what was there, so he built the Colonial Revival-style house that stands there today
The earliest known reference to Boone Hall Plantation, which is 470 acres, was in 1681. The original wooden house was constructed in 1790. The house was a two-story, wooden house with a one-story front porch.
This plantation is one of the locations used in the filming of Nichaolas Spark's "The Notebook" and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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Patriots PointPatriots Point
Patriots PointPatriots Point
Mt Pleasant, SC 29464
Hours: Daily: 9:00a - 6:30p
Patriots Point was established in the mid 1970's. It is a naval and maritime museum on Charleston Harbor. The centerpiece of the museum is the World War II aircraft carrier, the USS Yorktown. It is a World War II aircraft carrier that played a major role in the Pacific Offensive. The ship, named after the Battle of Yorktown of the American Revolutionary War, was permanently decommissioned in 1970. It was the 10th Essex-class aircraft carrier to serve in the US Navy. The Yorktown is one of the largest education and overnight camping programs in the nation.
There are 3 vessels on display - Aircraft Carrier USS YORKTOWN, Destroyer USS LAFFEY and Submarine USS CLAMAGORE. The museum is home to 28 historic air craft, 3 Acres Vietnam experience exhibit and Apollo 8 Capsule. Patriots Point is now one of the largest museums of its kind in the world. One of the notable features is the 40 interactive exhibits that include the LAFFEY Combat Information Center and engine room and the Vietnam Experience Quonset Hut and Theater.
You can also take a helicopter tour, ranging from 5-20 minutes over the Charleston Harbor, the USS YORKTOWN, and surrounding beaches.
