Don N. Holt Bridge
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| Don Holt Bridge | |
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| Official name | Don N. Holt Bridge |
| Carries | I-526 |
| Crosses | Cooper River |
| Locale | Charleston, SC |
| Maintained by | South Carolina Department of Transportation |
| Design | Truss bridge |
| Longest span | 800 feet (244 m) |
| Width | 93 feet, 7 inches (28.5 m, 6 lanes of traffic) |
| Clearance below | 155 feet |
| AADT | 72,200[1] |
| Completion date | 1992 |
| Opening date | March 10, 1992 |
The Don N. Holt Bridge is a parallel chord, three-span continuous, modified Warren-type truss bridge that spans the Cooper River between Charleston and North Charleston, South Carolina. It was built in 1992 by the South Carolina Department of Transportation and was designed by HNTB Corporation.
The bridge provides a connection between the communities east of the Cooper River, including Mount Pleasant and Daniel Island, to Interstate 26. It is part of a major hurricane evacuation route for the area.
The Don Holt Bridge is adjacent to a MeadWestvaco paper mill.
The bridge was named for Don N. Holt who served in the South Carolina House of Representatives and was in the insurance business.
[edit] References
- Concurrent Resolution of the South Carolina General Assembly to name the bridge
- Cornell University Case Study of the Don Holt Bridge
- ^ SCDOT Traffic Counts, Accessed April 19, 2007
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