100-year old Arkansas bridge stands strong after implosion.
The Broadway Bridge steel arch did not collapse into the Arkansas River after explosives went off as it was supposed to Tuesday morning.
Danny Straessle, spokesman for the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, said crews were investigating why the arch didn’t fall.
“It should have come down when the explosives ignited,” Straessle said several minutes after they went off, sending plumes of black smoke into the air. “That did not happen. The structure is severely weakened and it could come down at any time.”
With demolition crews still scratching their heads about the failed implosion, a wag has set up a Twitter account which is said to show the bridge right now.
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