Implosion drops Albert Gallatin bridge into Monogahela River.
A bridge that spanned the Monongahela River for 79 years near Point Marion was destroyed this morning in a controlled implosion that dropped debris into the water below.
The Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge, which for decades had carried Route 88 between the Fayette County town and Dunkard, Greene County, crashed into the Monongahela at 9 am, leaving a mass of tangled metal in the river next to the new bridge, which recently had opened to traffic.
The old bridge was considered one of the more dangerous spans in the region, though it was in use until recently.
The following video is not the best quality nor is it shot from the best angle; but it does show just how close the old span lies to the new one that replaces it.
