(AP) — Onlookers online and on the banks of the Missouri River had to wait more than an hour to watch officials use explosives to drop a historic steel trestle bridge into the river that for years carried cars across the waterway along I-70.
The blast just southeast of Rocheport, Missouri, which is is about 115 miles (185.07 kilometers) east of Kansas City, was delayed by fog Sunday morning.
A small crowd of onlookers gathered along the banks of the river to watch the destruction with some of their heads temporarily blocking the livestream the Missouri Department of Transportation operated.
Many others logged on from across the country to watch online.
A new $220 million bridge is scheduled to be completed by December 2024.
Organizations:
Missouri Department of Transportation
Locations:
Mo, Missouri, Rocheport , Missouri, Kansas City