Bridge Demolition part 2

After a 1 day delay due to weather, the second phase of the Jamestown Bridge demolition took place on Thursday 5/18/06. 2,200 feet (1,100 feet on each side of the old bridge) of deck trusses and girder supports along with two concrete piers that once supported the center span were removed with 312 simultaneous detonations containing a total of 1,198 pounds of explosives.

Aerial view before the second detonation.