Photos: Crews blow up Blanchette Bridge westbound
There was quite an explosion in St. Charles on Tuesday as engineers blasted the remaining steels trusses of the westbound lanes of the Blanchette Bridge. The interstate was shut down in both directions as workers blew up the rest of the west bound bridge superstructure at 10:24 a.m.
Other Slideshows
Peek Inside: Baseball legend Stan Musial's $1.8M Ladue home up for sale
Photos: Severe storms slam St. Louis area
Photos: Business district severely damaged in Mt. Olive
Photos: Dozens killed in mile-wide Oklahoma tornado
Photos: Oklahoma tornado damage
Photos: Boeing's 787 Dreamliner resumes flights
Related:
MoDOT: Blanchette Bridge project to finish 3 months ahead of schedule
One lane to be closed on Blanchette Bridge Thursday morning
Another lane of WB I-70 on Blanchette Bridge closed for emergency repairs
Blanchette Bridge shutting down lane for repairs Thursday morning
Crews miss bridge cleanup deadline, barge traffic able to compensate- Final 2 sections of Blanchette Bridge blasted
Crews race to get steel bridge remnants out of Missouri River by Tuesday deadline- Hundreds gather to watch Blanchette Bridge demolition
Photos: Crews blast section of Blanchette Bridge- Blanchette Bridge closed Sunday morning as crews blast part of span
