Building the new Cooper River Bridge: The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge.

Changing the face of Charleston:
Building of the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge

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As seen from the Aquarium

East Bay on ramp

The Last Shark Fin

Closing the main span gap

Paving the bridge

The last stay cable

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Building the East Bay on ramp

2005-01-08 My first views of line 14 (East Bay on ramp)	2005-01-15 Extending the edge girders	2005-01-16 Preparing the pier cap and pouring concrete at the East Bay entrance	2005-01-19 Adding center girders
2005-01-20 Girders on the move - by truck that is	2005-01-22 Cross bracing and a view from above	2005-01-25 Two spans to go	2005-01-28 Preparing the next set of girders
2005-02-04 No gap between Line 14 and the Ravenel approach	2005-02-05 Kissing cranes at the Ravenel junction	2005-02-06 Last edge girder placed	2005-02-12 Bidwell at work near East Bay - making roadway
2005-02-20 Happy workers and placing the underside forms	2005-02-27 Grace crossbraces removed	2005-03-05 Building the bicycle/jogging path forms	2005-03-13 The Bidwell paving machine - at work
2005-03-19 Paving continues - and a view from the Pearman	2005-03-26 Building the span under the Grace truss	2005-04-02 Building the expansion joint at the Ravenel junction	2005-04-11 Building the expansion joint
2005-04-16 The bicycle detour around the Grace supports	2005-04-23 Bicycle and jogging lane virtually complete	2005-04-30 The last pour at the expansion joint	2005-05-08 Building the entrance ramp from East Bay and the expansion joint
2005-05-14 Painting and the expansion joint	2005-05-27 Painting the lane boundaries	2005-06-04 Pouring the bicycle / jogging East Bay entrance	2005-06-11 East Bay on-ramp completed

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