Row & Blow-Up Share the River · July 14, 2014 The old ODOT Innerbelt Bridge, a 55 year old spectator at the Head of the Cuyahoga Regatta, saw its demise Saturday as it was detonated in front of thousands. Here's the explosive demolition along with cameos by Cuyahoga River rowing and maritime stakeholders.
The framework of the 5,000 foot long and 116 feet wide bridge was blown apart by a half-second blast of 182 pounds of explosives placed at 88 points along the bridge. The detonation sent more than 10 million pounds of steel crashing 128 feet to the ground.
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