November 24, 2005:
Thanksgiving holiday and a chance to
catch up
Josh (our youngest) came here with his girlfriend and Thanksgiving evening
we walked over to the MUSC parking garage roof and looked at the worksite.
It was cool and clear and the Ravenel Bridge was lit.
Looking to the left a bit, was a fun photo of the ghost-like western section of
the Pearman.
November 25, 2005: The day after Thanksgiving
Since everyone went home for the Thanksgiving holiday, I had a
small small window of opportunity to catch up with the work. The major
work appears to be removing the Grace roadway as it enters the Cooper River.
Pearman roadway removal seems near the end. The Grace and Pearman approaches
on the Charleston side are near extinction - i.e. the Stonehenge monument's
days are numbered.
Here is a sleeping Cooper River worksite
Many Pearman piers are fully drilled and ready for the next step
Grace no longer traverses Drum Island - here is the end of the road
However, the Coleman recycle center still accumulates roadway, girders,
rails and shoulders from the Grace and Pearman bridges. Shown here is
the mound of rebar extracted from concrete sections of the bridge.
I just thought this was a fun photo - Cousin Arthur Ravenel in the background
looking over the situation while two
cats (a 330 grapple and 375 shear) took a Thanksgiving break.
The 375 shear's arm nicely framed the Grace and
Pearman superstructure.