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      • The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Cooper River in South Carolina, United States, connecting downtown Charleston to Mount Pleasant. The bridge is named after former U.S. representative Arthur Ravenel Jr..
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  2. The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge (colloquially referred to as the Ravenel Bridge and the Cooper River Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Cooper River in South Carolina, US, connecting downtown Charleston to Mount Pleasant.

  3. Jan 16, 2023 · CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Former U.S. Congressman Arthur Ravenel Jr., the namesake of the iconic bridge that connects downtown Charleston to Mount Pleasant, died on Monday, confirmed...

  4. Jan 17, 2023 · Ravenel, the former congressman and state lawmaker who helped build the Republican Party in South Carolina and get money for the graceful bridge that dominates the Charleston skyline and bears his name, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, his family announced in a short statement. He was 95.

  5. Jan 20, 2023 · The Lowcountry paused to remember former SC congressman Arthur Ravenel Jr. on Friday, when hundreds attended his funeral at the French Huguenot Church.

  6. Feb 8, 2016 · In July 2005, the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge opened, creating an eight-lane roadway over the Cooper River connecting Mount Pleasant to Charleston. With a main span of 1,500 feet, at the time...

  7. Arthur Ravenel, JR Bridge. Named by an Act of the General Assembly in honor of State Senate Arthur Ravenel, Jr., who enthusiastically spearheaded a broad-based effort to secure the funds for its construction Arthur Ravenel, Jr. was born in 1927, and is a Native of Charleston, US Marine, graduate of the College of Charleston, successful ...

  8. Arthur Ravenel Jr. (March 29, 1927 – January 16, 2023) was an American businessman and a Republican politician from Charleston, South Carolina. From 1987 to 1995, he served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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