Implosion fells another chunk of the Blanchette Bridge.
Missouri’s Blanchette Bridge is getting smaller.
Just a few weeks after explosives took out the West Struss Span, the remaining steel truss on the bridge’s westbound lanes was blown up by demolition crews shortly before 11 a.m Tuesday.
More than 4.5 million pounds and a thousand feet of steel dropped into the Missouri River.
A 350-foot section of the Blanchette Bridge was brought down last month.
The Blanchette Bridge blasting is part of a $63 million, year-long project to replace the westbound span.
