Bridge demolition

Center span is blow un and crashes into the water 4/18/06.

Plan for demolition

The Jamestown bridge was built in 1940 at a cost of 3 million dollars. The cost to destroy it is 19.4 million dollars. The demolition of the bridge is being run by Demtech and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. The demolition of the center span is likely the most spectacular part of the bridge removal. However, several other blasts will take out other parts of the bridge over the next few weeks.

Jamestown bridge looking east after the center span has been removed



Jamestown bridge looking west after the center space has been removed