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The Great Cooper River Bridge (Hardcover)
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A comprehensive history of one of Charleston's most significant
landmarks On a hot summer day in 1929, the citizens of Charleston,
South Carolina, participated in one of the largest celebrations in
the city's history--the opening of the Cooper River Bridge. After
years of quarrels, financial obstructions, and political dogfights,
the great bridge was completed, and for the first time, Charleston
had a direct link to the north. From the doldrums of the Depression
to the growth of the 1990s, the Cooper River Bridge played a vital
role in Charleston's transformation from an impoverished, isolated
city to a vibrant and prosperous metropolis. Now obsolete and no
longer adequately serving the needs of the Charleston area, the
"old" Cooper River Bridge, and the "new" Silas N. Pearman
Bridge--the Cooper River Bridge's larger sister structure, erected
in 1966--will be replaced. Funding, design, and construction are
presently underway to replace the old structure with a single,
modern bridge. The two original bridges have become true emblems of
Charleston, much like the Eiffel Tower of Paris or the Golden Gate
Bridge of San Francisco. With their removal, Charleston will lose
two of its most significant landmarks. This vast change in the
city's skyline is sure to evoke memories from Charlestonians and
visitors who have developed a special relationship with the old
bridge. In addition to these reminiscences, the Cooper River Bridge
has its own story--one of ambitious men and their dreams of profit,
and of a city's dreams of prosperity. Upon its completion, the
Cooper River Bridge was a grand symbol of Charleston's vision for
the future, and the bridge recalls many significant themes in the
modern history of the city. The Great Cooper River Bridge provides
the complete history of this architectural icon, exploring how
early twentieth-century Charleston helped shape the bridge, and how
the bridge subsequently shaped the city. With more than eighty
photographs, this illustrated volume documents a remarkable
engineering feat and a distinctive structure before it becomes a
memory.
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