Charleston Department of Highways forced to change bridge demolition plans.
The Dick Henderson Bridge will go out with a bang after all.
The state Division of Highways announced that it has changed its demolition plans for the remaining portions of the Richard “Dick” Henderson Memorial Bridge, which used to connect the cities of Nitro and St. Albans.
Crews from Kokosing Construction had been slowly dismantling the bridge’s steel superstructure. They removed the first portion of the bridge’s center last Thursday.
But division spokeswoman Carrie Bly said that as crews began cutting into sections of the bridge closer to the river bank, they realized they needed to change their plans.
“The remaining steel was heavier than they anticipated and it’s too heavy to lift,” Bly said.
Kokosing workers now plan to shoot explosives onto the remaining portions and blast them apart.
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