Heading North to Gaffney, South Carolina

Why drive to the northwestern corner of South Carolina?  Freightliner, owned by Daimler, built our 2004 Winnebago motorhome chassis.  The Techs at the Factory Service Center are trained and certified in chassis service.  The maintenance checklist is very thorough and the service is excellent.

Our drive starts on Interstate 85 North toward Greenville, South Carolina.

Two Tiny Houses sit on the road shoulder.

Another day, another Road Construction Zone

Welcome to South Carolina

I wonder out loud about the rectangle made of rebar.  Eric, who worked with a Concrete Specialist at the New York State Department of Transportation has the answer.

Eric tells me that this is a

group of "Concrete Cages."

He tells me about their function in Concrete Road Construction while I take more pictures of the "Cages."

Dowel Bars or "Concrete Cages" are placed before concrete is poured to make a new road.  When two concrete slabs are next to each other, half of the cage is covered by one concrete slab.  The other half of the cage is covered by the neighboring slab.  The hidden rebar "Cages" keep the concrete road's slabs from moving up and down when a car or truck drives on the road. 

Building a concrete road has many steps.  Concrete roads have cracks between the slabs that are sealed with some sort of caulking to keep water and road salt from breaking down the concrete and the rebar "Cages."

When you drive on a concrete road and your car is going ka-thunk, ka-thunk as you cross the concrete slabs, the "Concrete Cages" that anchor the joints between the slabs are moving up and down.  This happens when a concrete road ages and the slab joints have not been resealed regularly.  (Thank you, Eric, for writing this for me.)

Gaffney's Peachoid Water Tower

Here's our Exit for South Carolina Highway 11.

Eric turns onto Campus Drive.

Eric parks our motorhome.

Customers have electric service.

... while Eric tells Willie that

we have arrived for tomorrow

morning's appointment.

Unlike cars and trucks that are driven directly into Service Bays for mechanical work, motorhomes need to be "prepped" before they can be driven.  The slides and jacks need to be retracted and the airbags filled before the motorhome can be driven into a Service Bay.