Bridge imploded at the end of December set for another round of explosions.
It is more than three months since the main deck of the Crown Point bridge were dropped into the then icy waters of Lake Champlain, and the demolition work is still not complete. Indeed, local news reports suggest that explosives engineers might be required to blast the remaining columns as early as today.
The superstructure of the bridge was destroyed with controlled explosions in late December, several months after it was closed when engineers deemed it unsafe because erosion in the piers.
Losing the link between Crown Point, N.Y., and Addison, Vt., has disrupted life and commerce in the area. Construction on a new span is scheduled to begin later in the spring.
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