Sunday, July 10, 2005
Walked the "New Bridge"
It was more like a bus ride up and a walk down. My family and I visited the "New Bridge" in Charleston, SC today. It was a once in a lifetime experience to view a massive public construction project before it is open for its intended use. This bridge is the largest public construction project in the history of the state of South Carolina. My last such experience was when I took a ramp side tour of DIA (Denver International Airport) in September of 1994 while they were still working to get the baggage system problems ironed out. The general aviation pilots along the front range of the Rocky Mountains were invited to a fly-in at DIA. I rented a Cessna 172 and took my instructor along to ride in the right seat since I was a week away from taking my private pilot check ride.
Anyway, the official name of the new bridge is the "Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge" named after a local politician. You can read more about the construction, history and design of the bridge here. The new bridge will replace the two old bridges known as "The Cooper River Bridges". The whole family had a load of fun. You can see more pictures of our visit here.
