59 year old bridge is scheduled for implosion later today.
The Allegheny River Bridge is set to be demolished Tuesday morning after standing over Harmar Township since 1951.
A lot of the removal work has actually been done ahead of time. “All the deck for the whole length of the bridge has been removed. It’s 23-hundred feet long, so it was quite a bit of work to remove all the deck,” said Chuck Parish, project manager with Walsh Construction.
“It’s a good bit of work-up ahead of time, but if everything goes smoothly, it should be minimal impact to the public and to traffic.”
The bridge is being replaced by twin spans, each nearly a half-mile long, costing more than $193 million dollars.
The Turnpike Commission and KDKA will be broadcasting the implosion live on their respective websites to reduce spectator numbers and we hope to bring you footage of the implosion later today. In the meantime, please click here to view the pre-blast video and to read more.
