December 11, 2005:
Unbuilding the Grace Bridge
A family affair for Pio and his team
A look at the worksite. Pio, Richie, Brad, Ted and probably some others
are removing both the roadway and the girders
Here is the end of the Grace Bridge -
and a recently removed girder
and the remaining cross beam support structure
Pio and his team are working their way up to the peak of the Grace - so
here is a view of the down hill to-do segment
M1 is the first Mt. Pleasant support east of C4, which is the last Cooper
River support - which anchors the cantilevered section
Looking toward the Pearman, Mickey and his Advanced Blasting team are
starting to load M1-M5 for unbuilding this Friday
Here is a clower view of M4 (left) and M2 (right) and the red marks that
indicate loading points
If all goes well, M1 - M5 will disappear at the end of the week.