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===Interstates and highways=== [[Interstate 26 in South Carolina|I-26]] begins in Downtown Charleston, with exits to the Septima Clark Expressway, the [[Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge]] and Meeting Street. Heading northwest, it connects the city to [[North Charleston, South Carolina|North Charleston]], the [[Charleston International Airport]], [[Interstate 95 in South Carolina|I-95]], and Columbia. The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge and Septima Clark Expressway are part of [[U.S. Route 17 in South Carolina|US 17]], which travels east–west through Charleston and Mount Pleasant. The Mark Clark Expressway, or [[Interstate 526|I-526]], is the [[Bypass (road)|bypass]] around the city and begins and ends at US 17. [[U.S. Route 52 in South Carolina|US 52]] is Meeting Street and its [[U,.S. Route 52 Spur (Charleston, South Carolina)|spur]] is East Bay Street, which becomes Morrison Drive after leaving the east side. This highway merges with King Street in the city's Neck area (industrial district). [[U.S. Route 78 in South Carolina|US 78]] is King Street in the downtown merging with Meeting Street. ====Major highways==== * {{Jct|state=SC|I|26}} (eastern terminus is in Charleston) * {{Jct|state=SC|I|526}} * {{Jct|state=SC|US|17}} * {{Jct|state=SC|US|52}} (eastern terminus is in Charleston) * {{Jct|state=SC|US|78}} (eastern terminus is in Charleston) * {{Jct|state=SC|SC|7}} (Sam Rittenberg Boulevard) * {{Jct|state=SC|SC|30}} (James Island Expressway) * {{Jct|state=SC|SC|61}} (St. Andrews Boulevard/Ashley River Road) * {{Jct|state=SC|SC|171}} (Old Towne Road/Folly Road) * {{Jct|state=SC|SC|461}} (Paul Cantrell Boulevard/Glenn McConnell Parkway) * {{Jct|state=SC|SC|700}} (Maybank Highway) ====Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge==== The [[Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge]] across the [[Cooper River (South Carolina)|Cooper River]] opened on July 16, 2005, and was the [[List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans|longest]] [[cable-stayed bridge]] in the Americas at the time of its construction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The $540 Million Super-Strong, Robust Cable-Stayed Bridge In Charleston {{!}} Manufacturing America |date=March 2, 2015 |url=http://www.magoda.com/construction/the-540-million-super-strong-robust-cable-stayed-bridge-in-charleston/ |access-date=2020-07-31 |language=en-US |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108094450/http://www.magoda.com/construction/the-540-million-super-strong-robust-cable-stayed-bridge-in-charleston/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The bridge links downtown Charleston with Mount Pleasant, and has eight lanes plus a 12-foot lane shared by pedestrians and bicycles. The bridge's height varies but is estimated at 573 feet. It replaced the [[John P. Grace Memorial Bridge|Grace Memorial Bridge]] (built in 1929) and the [[Silas N. Pearman Bridge]] (built in 1966). They were considered two of the more dangerous bridges in America and were demolished after the Ravenel Bridge opened. [[File:Ravenel Bridge at night from Mt Pleasant (cropped).jpg|thumb|center|upright=3.5|The new Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, constructed in 2005 and named after the late [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] [[Arthur Ravenel Jr.]], who pushed the project to fruition, was at the time of its construction the [[List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans|longest]] [[cable-stayed bridge]] in the [[Western Hemisphere]].]]
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