July 12, 2006: Mickey and Ken
Building the Mt. Pleasant Observation Pier and Unbuilding P-8 and P-9
Today, a little follow up from both sides of the river. Here Mickey's
team continues to drill the Pearman pier
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jul_23_waterfront_006_port_drilling.jpg)
Another view of the remaining piers next to the Sea Breeze
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jul_23_waterfront_007_port_drilling.jpg)
To be unbuilt
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jul_23_waterfront_010_to_do.jpg)
Drum Island - kind of lonely without the Grace and Pearman spans
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jul_23_waterfront_009_drum_island.jpg)
Meanwhile on the Mt. Pleasant side - the worksite. To the left, work on the
Mt. Pleasant Observation Pier, and to the right, Michael unbuilding P-8 and
Timmy unbuilding P-9
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jul_23_waterfront_032_worksite.jpg)
And Billy cleaning up around the Coleman Recycle Center
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jul_23_waterfront_018_pleasant_cleanup.jpg)
The Ravenel Bridge - also kind of lonely
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jul_23_waterfront_017_ravenel_pleasant.jpg)
Setting up the crane platform for building the observation pier
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jul_23_waterfront_024_obs_pier.jpg)
Looking at the skeleton of the observation pier
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jul_23_waterfront_025_obs_pier.jpg)
From the side
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jul_23_waterfront_026_obs_pier.jpg)
Sometimes the fog walks in on little cat feet. Here, Grace walked out
with clunky iron feet
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jul_23_waterfront_031_foot_prints.jpg)
Michael unbuilding P-8 and Timmy unbuilding P-9
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jul_23_waterfront_028_p8_p9.jpg)
another view
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.oldcooperriverbridge.org/small/jul_23_waterfront_029_p8_p9.jpg)