The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge

Rick and went to our nephew’s wedding in Charleston, South Carolina, first let me say what a great city Charleston is. Very happy to be back in Gloucester though. Here is a photo of the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge. Does it look familiar?  I took this photo from the boat going out to Fort Sumter.  The small fort in the photo is called Castle Pinckney.
The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Cooper River in South Carolina, connecting downtown Charleston to Mount Pleasant. The eight lane bridge satisfied the capacity of U.S. Route 17 when it opened in 2005 to replace two obsolete cantilever truss bridges. The bridge has a main span of 1,546 feet (471 m), the third longest among cable-stayed bridges in the Western Hemisphere. It was built using the design-build method and was designed by Parsons Brinckerhoff.
May 16, 2015 Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge

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      1. Dancing I see listening to Pod cast as going through. I hit the big 60 in June and some days feel it when I overdue it too :-)… Talked to Mom the other day and her mom was quite a dancer too – I have to see if I can find an article she was a child dancer with traveling groups.

        Wilmington Ma… Mom and I talked about her mom whom lived to almost 107 years young said had 4 boys, 4 girls, Mom told me she was born at home family doctors in those days 30’s delivered by a Dr. Dow and his wife was a nurse attending also. Her older sister was also born in Wilmington MA and younger sisters born in Rockport.

        My Uncle and his son final resting spot in seaside cemetery off Langsford Street and sons ashes some there, some in Scotland. All of her Mothers and Father’s family buried in cemetery by and facing Annisquam River between Addison Gilbert Hospital and Senior center road that goes back and down the hill for the life of me I cannot recall the name. Mother’s, her mother family side was Peters out of Troy New York whom later all moved to Massachusetts. She told me when they were young they called the Quarries we also called them (Pits) she swam in Bayview were called Cow pit, Big Pit, little Pit, Kilbey, and Crowley street access. This was in the mid 30’s to 1950’s era.

        Thanks for your kindness means a great deal these days…:-) Dave & Kim 🙂

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