ðɪs bɹˈɪdʒ ɪz nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ pˈɔːl dʒˌɛlɪɡˈoʊɾiz, ɐ dʒˈeɪmz ˈaɪlənd bˈɪznəsmən ænd pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən hˌuː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ðɪ ˌiːˌɛmˈɛs ˈæmbjʊləns sˈɜːvɪs ɪn sˈaʊθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː.
This bridge is named after Paul Gelegotis, a James Island businessman and politician who started the EMS ambulance service in South Carolina in 1973.