Changing the face of Charleston : The unbuilding of the Grace and Pearman Bridges
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November 16, 2005: Marching across Drum Island

I have been so preoccupied with watching the work on the Pearman that I almost forgot that there is another bridge that requires watching. Today I walked down to the other side of the Grace only to watch dropping a segment of the Grace roadway and supports. Here is a photo from November 4th

and here is today's photo. A single span remains to the right of the Ravenel ramp and then just a few Drum island spans remain

Note that the Grace roadway has been removed almost up to the edge of Drum Island

By Saturday, Sparky found that there was little Grace presence on Drum Island

On Monday (21st) Sparky checked up on the Drum Island cleanup of the Grace. Here is what remains of the infamous aortic aneurysm (chase you curiosity with Google, don't ask) where you could park a disabled vehicle.

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