Don N. Holt Bridge
| Don Holt Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 32°53′28″N 79°57′47″W / 32.89111°N 79.96306°WCoordinates: 32°53′28″N 79°57′47″W / 32.89111°N 79.96306°W |
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| 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 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 72,200[1] |
The Don N. Holt Bridge (Known locally as "The Dirty Don") 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
- Concurrent Resolution of the South Carolina General Assembly to name the bridge
- Cornell University Case Study of the Don Holt Bridge
- Map showing boundaries of City of Charleston
- ↑ SCDOT Traffic Counts, Accessed April 19, 2007
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