The two RV Gypsies
drove their car across the Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge (also known as
the Ravenel Bridge and the Cooper River Bridge). The bridge first opened
on July 16, 2005. It is a cable-stayed bridge over the Cooper River
in South Carolina, connecting downtown Charleston to Mount Pleasant.
The bridge has a main span of 1,548 feet, the third longest among cable-stayed
bridges in the Western Hemisphere (at this time). It has eight 12-foot
lanes (4 in each direction) and its height reaches 575 feet tall .Height
clearance is 185 feet |
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Below: View from the bridge |
Below: A cargo ship |
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Below: Painting on a wall in Charleston. |
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Below: St. Philip's Church in Charleston,
SC |
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Below: This is the second
time that the two RV Gypsies have been to the Pineapple Fountain in
Waterfront Park, an eight-acre park along one-half mile of the Cooper
River in Charleston, SC. The park received the 2007 Landmark Award from
the American Society of Landscape Architects and the National Trust
for Historic Preservation. This award "recognizes a distinguished
landscape architecture project completed between 15 and 50 years ago
that retains its original design integrity and contributes significantly
to the public realm of the community in which it is located". |
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These photos are from June 20, 2017 - the two RV Gypsies' first time
visiting the Pineapple water fountain
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If you want to see the other photos they
took nearby in 2017, which are very different from these, and include
several other nearby areas not visited on this date, you
may do so now, but be sure to return here. There is a link at the
bottom of that 2017 Table of Content that will help you return to the
2024 Charleston TOC page. |
After
you have seen all of the above, 
