The charleston police department was the first municipal law enforcement agency in the state of south carolina to. It is spanned by the bridges crossing the wando river and towne creek. Authorities identify man killed in north charleston car accident. Ravenel bridge closed due to inclement weather mount pleasant. The wando river is a tidewater river in the coastal area of south carolina. The coast guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters of the wando river within a 500yard radius of sc41 bridge.
The scope includes demolition of approximately 1,700 lf of existing bridge deck, barrier wall, steel girders, intermediate bent caps, precast piles, timber piles, steel trusses, fender. Twelve years later, his firm, freeland construction, inc. Uss daniel webster, a lafayetteclass ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the united states navy to. It begins in the town of awendaw, charleston county, and has its mouth at the cooper river shortly before it flows into charleston harbor. The wando river swing bridge was replaced by a new, fixedspan bridge in july, 2017. Information documents for contractors can be found below. Mount pleasant is a large suburban town in charleston county, south carolina, united states. Hart bridges then decided to start his own mask business called rosleck. I526 wando river bridge rehabilitation project update. These projects are the result of your halfcent sales tax voted upon by the residents. In january, dot announced a year of construction projects aimed at implementing 14 recommendations to improve the bridge and enhance. Edwards bridge, also referred to as the wando river bridge, is a pair of precast posttensioned concrete box girder bridges that span the wando river between mount pleasant and daniel island on interstate 526 i526 in south carolina the bridge was designed by figg bridge engineers and is owned and maintained by the south carolina department of transportation. Wando river bridge new construction on highway 41 youtube. The project intent is to demolish and remove the existing sc41 wando bridge in charleston, sc, within the wando river waterway.
The construction of the cooper river bridge was a designbuild project to replace two old bridges in charleston and mount pleasant, south carolina. Wando river bridge reopens saturday, june 2, weather permitting. Through truss bridge over wando river on sc 41 in charleston location wando, berkeley county, south carolina status replaced by a new bridge history built 1939. It is the goal of charleston roadwork to keep you informed of the latest developments on current road projects in charleston county. Scdot to complete major phase of wando river bridge rehabilitation. James edwards wando river bridge westbound youtube. Edwards bridge, in charleston, to the scdot commission at its june meeting last week, revealing that the incident left grout flying a hundred. Edwards bridge, also referred to as the wando river bridge, is a pair of precast. Service updates related to the wando bridge closure.
Laing middle school is situated 5 miles south of wando bridge. The edwards bridge carries i526 across the cooper river between daniel island and mount pleasant. When kenneth canty worked on the 2005 cooper river bridge demolition project in charleston, sc, he was one of many engineers working together to safely bring down the aging structure. Mount pleasant regional airport is situated 3 miles southeast of wando bridge. The south carolina department of transportation scdot is continuing rehabilitation of the i526 wando river bridge rehabilitation project.
The bridge has a history of issues that arose during or from the construction. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. The following month, the old bridge was taken apart, and its pieces were attached to a barge which the department of natural resources then sank off the coast of south carolina to serve as part of an artificial reef. The south carolina department of transportation scdot is continuing rehabilitation of the i526 wando river bridge. Partial lane closures to impact wando river bridge for nearly two. Edwards bridge over the wando river on interstate 526 were closed monday 14th after a weekly inspection discovered a rupture in a corroding. This design build project is for the replacement of the sc route 41 bridge over the wando river in berkeley and charleston counties. Minorityowned firm heads up demolition of the old wando. Pleasant, likely becoming the first africanamerican firm to manage a project of that scope. Cooper river bridge verdict traffic road traffic technology. On friday night november 22 thru monday morning november 25 a lane closure will be in effect on the eastbound lanes of interstate 526. The upcoming work schedule is as follows, weather permitting. Demolished 2017 design through truss dimensions length of largest span.
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