Changing the face of Charleston : The unbuilding of the Grace and Pearman Bridges
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April 8, 2006:
Richie and Jackie - Mt. Pleasant cleanup

What a change in the Mt. Pleasant view of the Pearman and Grace worksite. Gone is the roadway girder substructure. Gone are the supports. All that remains are two cantilever sections, concrete pier bases and the ice-cream-like concrete structures for supporting the cantilever section. What an opportunity for "Ye old icecream" to create a Grace(ful) cone for their ice cream.

The worksite

Today is Jackie Foley and Richie Bagan - what fun we had several months ago when the last concrete section of the Grace roadway was removed.

Here is Jackie loading some of the last steel sections for transport

and Jackie - no reflective sun glasses today

Jackie loading

Jackie can load from many different orientations

and Richie - the man who always gets the job done and then more!

Jackie doing pickup and delivery

and the dynamic duo - Jackie and Richie

More pickup, cleanup and in general -up

The Grace on ramp

End of the day (actually, the beginning of tomorrow, a resting grapple

and our signature barrier - artistically framed by Sparky

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