Bridge falls as cameras roll. Earlier this week in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, a section of a 64-year old bridge being torn down to make way for a new structure unexpectedly collapsed, endangering the Union Pacific tracks which run beneath it. Demolition crews had been working on the bridge since Monday, taking down the Grand Avenue…Read moreRead more
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Video – Bridge collapse caught on live stream…
Video – Sky Harbor bridge vanishes…
48 hours to remove Arizona bridge airport bridge. This new video captures the high-speed removal of a road bridge serving the Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona. Bridge removal in 48 hours from Monroe Film on Vimeo.
Video – Slow goodbye to Kosciuszko Bridge…
Film captures delicate process of removing bridge truss. The central section of the crumbling old Kosciuszko Bridge was lowered down to the Newtown Creek below on Tuesday and floated down the Newtown Creek Wednesday, according to the contractors. The slow process started Tuesday when crews used cables to lower the span — 300 feet long,…Read moreRead more
Video – Boom, and the bridge is gone…
Onlookers witness Lilac Bridge implosion. Residents in Hooksett and surrounding New Hampshire communities heard a loud boom Friday as workers demolished the Lilac Bridge. The pedestrian bridge was deemed unsafe, and was demolished around 4 p.m. Friday.
Comment – Time for the US to rethink bridge demolition…?
Another day, another US bridge demolition dropping debris onto the road below. If you’re in the UK, you probably don’t need to watch this. A combination of rigorous legislation and a healthy dose of common sense dictates that UK contractors adhere to a strict policy of road closures during an overhead bridge demolition. If you’re…Read moreRead more
Video – Debris danger of bridge demolition…
The time has come to standardise on road closures whilst demolition takes place overhead? It is less than two years since a US company was fined for its part in the death of two young parents and their infant child, all killed by debris falling from a bridge onto a car travelling on the road…Read moreRead more
Video – Ardleigh any bridge left…
Clarke Demolition Company fells London bridge. Clarke Demolition Company in conjunction with Transport for London has successfully completed the demolition of the eastern side of Ardleigh Green Bridge, which carries the A127 Southend Arterial Road over railway lines in the area. The bridge removal is part of a programme to improve London’s roads and public…Read moreRead more
Video – Utah DOT takes down bridge…
Time-lapse captures weekend bridge demolition. The Utah Department of Transportation carried out the demolition of the old northbound Interstate 215 bridge over State Road 201. And the DOT produced a great time-lapse film that captures all the action:
Video – Epic bridge demolition…
Long Beach says goodbye to Ocean Boulevard bridge. Demolition crews dismantled the Ocean Boulevard over Pico Avenue in Long Beach over the weekend of April 29-30 as part of the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project. The Gerald Desmond Bridge – a roughly 1.5-mile span, was named after a former city attorney and councilman of the…Read moreRead more
Video – Californian highway bridge gets hammered…
Film captures stunning overnight demolition of bridge over State Highway. State Highway Rout 99 in California is being realigned; and that means the removal of the Clinton Avenue Bridge. This film from the California High-Speed Rail Authority captures the best of the action:
