Extra blast needed to bring down span

Wednesday, September 29, 2004

It took two blasts to dismantle the remaining steel wreckage of the old Mississippi River bridge Wednesday. The initial 7 a.m. blast dropped much of the last span into the water, but a small section still rested against a concrete pier.

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