29 May 08 Two Became One
First there were two, then two become one. The Grace Memorial bridge, opened in 1929, cost $6 million; the Silas N. Pearman Bridge, opened in 1966, cost $15 million, and the Arthur Ravenel Jr Bridge, opened in 2005, cost $700 million.
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The old bridges look like rickety old roller coasters, don’t they?
The old bridges look like rickety old roller coasters, don’t they?
I think they felt like it too, at times!
I think they felt like it too, at times!