The Cooper River is a river in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Several major cities are located along the river, including Charleston and Mount Pleasant. Short and wide, the Wando River joins the Cooper, then it flows south and unites with the Ashley River in the estuary forming Charleston Harbor. The Cooper River is connected to the Santee River by an 18th century canal. The Murray River in Australia. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ... State nickname: Palmetto State Other U.S. States Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford (R) Official languages English Area 82,965 km² (40th)  - Land 78,051 km²  - Water 4,915 km² (6%) Population (2000)  - Population {{{2000Pop}}} (26th)  - Density 51. ... Motto: Fedes Mores Juraque Curat Nickname: The Holy City, The Palmetto City Location in South Carolina Founded  -Incorporated 1670   County Berkeley County & Charleston County Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. ... Mount Pleasant is a town located in Charleston County, South Carolina. ... The Ashley River is a river in South Carolina which meets with the Cooper River in Charleston before discharging into the Atlantic Ocean. ... The Santee River is a river in South Carolina in the United States, approximately 143 mi (230 km long). ...

The new Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge between Charleston and Mount Pleasant, with the old Silas Pearman and Grace Memorial Bridges behind it.

Several bridges span the Cooper River, including the Silas N. Pearman Memorial Bridge, the Grace Memorial Bridge, and the recently completed Arthur Ravenel Bridge. The new bridge is higher than the old ones, to accomodate larger modern ships coming into the Port of Charleston. The older two bridges are scheduled for demolition in the near future. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A log bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. ... The Silas N. Pearman Bridge was opened in 1966 to relieve traffic flow across the Grace Memorial Bridge. ... The Grace Memorial Bridge was a bridge that crossed the Cooper River in Charleston, South Carolina. ... The nearly completed bridge on April 15, 2005. ...

In service since August 8, 1929, the Grace Memorial Bridge is the oldest of the three. Named for the commissioner who inspired the state's highway system and parallel to the Grace Memorial Bridge, the Pearman Bridge opened on April 29, 1966. The Arthur Ravenel Bridge (or New Cooper Bridge), which is higher than the two older bridges, opened to traffic on July 16, 2005.

A very popular 10k run occurs each spring, the Cooper River Bridge Run and Walk.

Daniel Island and Drum Island are located in the river. Cargo terminals, a paper mill, and the former Charleston Navy Base line its shores. The USS Yorktown (CV-10), a World War II aircraft carrier that is now a museum, sits at the mouth of the river. Daniel Island is the home to Bishop England High School which relocated from downtown when the island was developed. ... USS Yorktown (CV/CVS-10) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, now a museum ship in South Carolina. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... An aircraft carrier is a warship whose main role is to deploy and recover aircraft—in effect acting as a sea-going airbase. ...

External links

• Cooper River Bridge
• Cooper River Bridge Run and Walk