Bombs away: Old bridge piers demolished
Photos by Don Frazier
Wednesday, April 23, 2003
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Workers with Penzel Construction of Jackson connected detonator wire to explosives packed inside supports on the old Interstate 55 Diversion Channel bridge Tuesday afternoon.
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Moments later, the bridge was cleared of all traffic, and four explosions reduced the old bridge supports to rubble.
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As a cloud of dust rose from beneath the new bridge, debris was thrown 500 feet from the explosion. The state awarded a $10,681,982 contract for the work to Penzel.