Word on the street
What locals are saying
The Ravenel is Charleston's most democratic landmark — a $632 million cable-stay span where solo joggers, families on rented bikes, and sunrise photographers share Wonders' Way, the 12-foot pedestrian path that only exists because local advocates fought to add it to the original design. The 2.7-mile crossing over the Cooper River delivers harbor views that hold up even on the hundredth lap, and every April it anchors the Cooper River Bridge Run, the third-largest 10K in the country. One consistent gripe: post-sunset lighting is thin enough that after-dark crossings lose most of what makes the bridge worth the climb.
Wonders' Way as daily community ritualgrassroots-won pedestrian pathCooper River Bridge Run anchorharbor views from the top towerspoor post-sunset lightingMount Pleasant start for best sunsets
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