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Cooper River Bridge Opening (Charleston, SC)
ABC News 4 - Charleston ^ | Friday April 29, 2005 | Theresa Acker

Posted on 05/07/2005 12:32:15 PM PDT by SC Swamp Fox

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Almost a year ahead of schedule, I believe.


1 posted on 05/07/2005 12:32:16 PM PDT by SC Swamp Fox
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To: SC Swamp Fox
Gorgeous bridge!
2 posted on 05/07/2005 12:35:00 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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To: SC Swamp Fox

Awesome piece of engineering and a beautiful piece of art too.

Re paving:
Take your time, but get it right.


3 posted on 05/07/2005 12:35:41 PM PDT by 76834
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To: SC Swamp Fox; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

Great shot!


4 posted on 05/07/2005 12:39:39 PM PDT by SeeRushToldU_So (Flashback.)
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To: okie01
There are a ton of great pictures at this web site.

Just scroll down. (Broadband recommended.)

5 posted on 05/07/2005 12:41:10 PM PDT by SC Swamp Fox (Aim small, miss small.)
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6 posted on 05/07/2005 12:44:47 PM PDT by SC Swamp Fox (Aim small, miss small.)
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Great news.

The old, old bridge had an astronomical pucker factor.

It also had a tendency to "drift" downstream.

That said, El Cid cadets will now have a better chance of making it back from leave before Taps.

7 posted on 05/07/2005 12:47:13 PM PDT by N. Theknow (Why isn't there a Disneyland in China? - Nobody's tall enough for the good rides.)
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To: SC Swamp Fox; 2A Patriot; 2nd amendment mama; 4everontheRight; 77Jimmy; Abbeville Conservative; ...

South Carolina Ping

Add me to the ping list. Remove me from the ping list.

8 posted on 05/07/2005 12:50:11 PM PDT by SC Swamp Fox (Aim small, miss small.)
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The old, old bridge had an astronomical pucker factor. You right, I loved the old bridge for the thrill factor. The new bridge is gorgeous. Great pics SC Swamp Fox! Are a pilot?
9 posted on 05/07/2005 12:51:11 PM PDT by SeeRushToldU_So (Flashback.)
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To: SeeRushToldU_So

I didn't take the pictures. I read the text only story about the bridge being 99% done and just did a google search for the pictures.


10 posted on 05/07/2005 12:53:46 PM PDT by SC Swamp Fox (Aim small, miss small.)
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To: SeeRushToldU_So

That is a beautiful bridge - I had no idea concrete was so tempermental - good job of them to wait and get it done correctly!


11 posted on 05/07/2005 1:01:03 PM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Prayers for healing and relief from pain for Cowboy...........)
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To: SC Swamp Fox; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

Great pics any way. I have buddy I met in Florence when my nephew was playing at Camden. He is retired Navy I think. I haven't talked to him in a year or so.

He has a very pretty daughter that is going to Francis Marion University.


12 posted on 05/07/2005 1:01:33 PM PDT by SeeRushToldU_So (Flashback.)
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To: SC Swamp Fox

How sad. I really loved the old bridges. Especially since they drove my ex wife crazy when we crossed them. I always felt so bad for her when she felt ill going across them, but since her pulling the trigger on our marriage, that compasion has changed to a fond memorie of the faint look on her face as we crossed on the old bridges.


13 posted on 05/07/2005 1:14:40 PM PDT by now you people out there
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The old, old bridge had an astronomical pucker factor.

Very true. The first time I ever rode over the old, old bridge (before the 'new' bridge was even in existence), it was the experience of a lifetime. Then, the first time I drove over it, was another memorable experience. Although the 'newest' bridge is beautiful, and I understand its need, the two older bridges will be missed, at least by me.

14 posted on 05/07/2005 1:18:36 PM PDT by NCjim (The more I use Windows, the more I love UNIX)
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Agreed!


15 posted on 05/07/2005 1:21:34 PM PDT by now you people out there
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To: NCjim

The first time I ever visited Charleston and had to go to Mount Pleasant, I made the serious mistake of driving over the older of the two bridges, the two-lane one.

Never. Freaking. AGAIN.

Every time after that, I always made sure I'd end up on the three-lane bridge, no matter what traffic gyrations I had to do to do it!

}:-)4


16 posted on 05/07/2005 1:47:54 PM PDT by Moose4 (Richmond, Virginia--commemorating 140 years of Yankee occupation.)
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I got a speeding ticket on that bridge. It was worth it.

I'm not driving over the new one. I know two people who quit. Said it was scary working there with all the illegal aliens.
17 posted on 05/07/2005 2:28:28 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Pray for us all.)
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...the older of the two bridges, the two-lane one

It isn't so bad now that both lanes travel in the same direction, it was a hair-raiser when it was two-way, especially when a big truck was coming at you.

Yeah, those were the good old days, ha ha.

I also remember the old bridge in Vicksburg that crossed the Mississippi into Louisianna, it was very narrow & long. They replaced it about 30 years ago. It was very scary too.

18 posted on 05/07/2005 2:35:33 PM PDT by RightWinger
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My first trip was when I was about 8 years old. I remember my Dad turning the corner and we looked straight up - unbelievable. Then, one lane each way, with a small cable on the right between us and the river below was very scary. And the lanes were VERY narrow!.


19 posted on 05/07/2005 3:23:25 PM PDT by NCjim (The more I use Windows, the more I love UNIX)
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I think all of us remember our first encounter with the old bridge.

I was 19, on leave from the Navy and driving down to visit two of my best friends. (One at Charleston AFB, one at the Citadel.) I decided to take the scenic route down US-17 and had no idea what I was getting into. What should have been an 8 hour drive from Norfolk turned into a 12 hour one, capped off at the end with a white-knuckle, bladder-cramping drive over that bridge. My '72 Grand Prix filled the right lane...semi trucks to the left of me, a couple of steel cables and certain death to the right of me. I got really drunk that night.

20 posted on 05/07/2005 4:27:39 PM PDT by SC Swamp Fox (Aim small, miss small.)
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