Implosion

Part Of 31st Street Bridge Demolished

Part of the 31st Street Bridge was brought down Thursday morning. A span of the bridge over the Allegheny River’s back channel was brought down with explosives around 10 a.m.

2012/08/16

City Planning To Implode, Rebuild Greenfield Bridge

The Greenfield Bridge which has been coming down on its own a chunk at a time for two decades is going to be imploded – dropped from its height to the Parkway below in a cloud of dust and debris.

2011/10/27

Charleroi-Monessen Bridge Imploded

After 100 years, an old but historic bridge in our area is now history!

With the flip of a switch, 150-pounds of explosives took down the old Charleroi-Monessen Bridge shortly before 9 a.m. this morning to make way for a brand new span between Washington and Westmoreland Counties.

2011/07/11