You Can Watch Demo of Turnpike Bridge
The Pennsylvania Turnpike will offer live coverage of the demolition of its Allegheny River Bridge on its website on Tuesday.
The main span of the old bridge is scheduled to be blown apart with explosives at 10 a.m. Turnpike officials say there is no place on public property to view the demolition safely and is urging the public to stay away.
Traffic will be stopped on the turnpike for up to 20 minutes at the time of the explosion.
The old bridge, which opened on Dec. 26, 1951, has been replaced by twin spans nearly a half-mile long at a cost of $193.6 million.
The site to see the explosion is www.paturnpike.com
The main span of the old bridge is scheduled to be blown apart with explosives at 10 a.m. Turnpike officials say there is no place on public property to view the demolition safely and is urging the public to stay away.
Traffic will be stopped on the turnpike for up to 20 minutes at the time of the explosion.
The old bridge, which opened on Dec. 26, 1951, has been replaced by twin spans nearly a half-mile long at a cost of $193.6 million.
The site to see the explosion is www.paturnpike.com
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