Bridge blasted to make way for new Ohio River crossing.
A 700-foot section of the Old Milton-Madison Bridge was sent to the Ohio River below yesterday.
Workers rigged the structure with controlled explosives and took it down shortly after 9:15 a.m. Small explosive charges were placed at critical locations on the bridge. The charges were detonated in intervals to control the direction of the fall.
Pieces of the truss will be retrieved from the river, placed on barges, and taken to the shore for further dismantling and eventually sold for scrap.
Divers are on call to ensure all pieces are removed.
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