Marketplace    Homes    Jobs    Classifieds    Coupons
[SeMissourian.com] Fog/Mist ~ 39°F  
River stage: 33.62 Rising
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Bridge demolition

Photos by Don Frazier, Fred Lynch, Joel Ray, and Fred Harl

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | >>

July 8, 2004: A crew worked on the Illinois side of the old bridge to prepare for blasting of the eastern spans in August. (Fred Lynch)

Aug. 3: A crowd of spectators await the first blast. (Mark Bliss)

Aug. 3: As seen from a helicopter, dust rises from the blast that dropped the four sections on the Illinois end. (Joel Ray)

Aug. 26: The second blast takes out the next 314 foot span. (Joel Ray)

Aug. 26: The second blast as seen from the north side (Don Frazier)

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | >>
Recent Galleries
Editorial cartoons 11-20 (11/20/09)

Editorial cartoons 11-19 (11/19/09)

Sikeston robbery vehicle (11/18/09)

Cape Chamber of Commerce After Hours Nov. 17 (11/18/09)

Editorial cartoon 11-18 (11/18/09)

Editorial cartoons 11-17 (11/17/09)

Editorial cartoons 11-16 (11/16/09)

Editorial cartoons 11-12 (11/12/09)

Veterans Day at Freedom Corner (11/11/09)

Fire at Juden Creek Conservation Area (11/11/09)

More > >