Veterans Memorial Bridge implosion video.
Crews have today imploded the Veterans Memorial Bridge, around 600 feet of the bridge on the Nebraska side of the river was demolished at 11:30 am local time.
The bridge, which opened in 1936, is being replaced by a new, $88 million bridge nearby. Construction of the new bridge is scheduled to be completed by June 1, just in time for the last College World Series at nearby Rosenblatt Stadium.
Jensen Construction Co. of Des Moines is the contractor and Chicago Explosives Services handled the demolition work.
Read the full story here or watch the (somewhat shaky) initial video footage below.
