Don N. Holt Bridge

Don Holt Bridge
Coordinates 32°53′28″N 79°57′47″W / 32.89111°N 79.96306°W / 32.89111; -79.96306Coordinates: 32°53′28″N 79°57′47″W / 32.89111°N 79.96306°W / 32.89111; -79.96306
Carries I-526
Crosses Cooper River
Locale North Charleston, Charleston
Official name Don N. Holt Bridge
Maintained by South Carolina Department of Transportation
Characteristics
Design Continuous truss bridge
Width 93 feet 7 inches (28.52 m), 6 lanes of traffic
Longest span 800 feet (240 m)
Clearance below 155 feet (47 m)
History
Construction end 1992
Opened March 10, 1992 (1992-03-10)
Statistics
Daily traffic 72,200[1]

The Don N. Holt Bridge is a parallel chord, three-span continuous, modified Warren-type truss bridge that carries Interstate 526 (I-526) over the Cooper River between Charleston and North Charleston. 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 North Charleston and I-26. It is part of a major hurricane evacuation route for the area.

The Don Holt Bridge is adjacent to a Kapstone (formerly 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.

See also

References

  1. SCDOT Traffic Counts, Accessed April 19, 2007
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