December 15, 2006: Removal of the superstructure adjacent to the
temporary supports
Worksite
A different view with the Oxy tanks in the middle
Manny lowering the cable to pick up the lift bar
The lift bar
and positioning it
Nugget starting the cut for the hole for attaching the lift bar cables
and Carlos getting into position
the hole for attaching the lift cable
Cables attached and Manny stabilizing the section
Nugget starts his base cut
and Stan (I think) starting a cut on the opposite side
Carlos on top, Stan and Nugget on the base over the temp supports
Everything ready for the final cuts.
Click for a video of cutting
and removal
Cutting the near side
and starting the far side cut
continuning the cut
Now cutting the inside cross support
and its Christmas tree lights
A special gift to Charleston's Christmas lights
Completing the far side and near side cuts
Almost complete
Nugget appears to be completing the cut on the near side
While Carlos completes the far side
Then the cross brace cuts
while Carlos completes the far side cut
and Manny starts the playtex lift and separate protocol.
Liftoff
and a little rotation and on the way down
down with a nice view of the Ravenel Bridge in the background
and down
and down