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Highlights
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
Opening Events
Engineering Challenges
Stories of Bridge Folks
Erecting Steel
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July 16, 2005: Bridge Dedication

First images - and you thought there were only two towers - how many can you count?

The stay cables that Olivier Forget and Freyssinet brought to Charleston - and Ellen and myself

Wade Watson - who directed this symphony of workers and his mom.   My wife, Ellen, who directs me.

Bobby Clair and my MUSC colleague, Lester    and of course, the crowd and the west tower.

Many many signatures

The color guard

Cousin Arthur

Cousin Arthur and the west tower

Folks enjoying the new stools around the west tower

Everyone gets a piece of the action

The C-17 flyby: Marvin caught this from the aquarium - not bad for a bridge worker!

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