A 93-year-old bridge deemed “structurally deficient” proved not so weak after all when a demolition team tried to bring it down with powerful explosives. Despite the charges going off on cue on the Broadway Bridge between Little Rock and North Little Rock, when the smoke cleared the steel arch and deck stood damaged but unmoved over the Arkansas river. “Uh-oh … epic fail!” said one observer who caught the blast and the audible reaction on camera. Arkansas highway department spokesman Danny Straessle said the blasts weakened the bridge but parts of it fell against themselves and none fell into the river. Three other implosions are planned during a six-month project to completely replace the old bridge.

Source: The Guardian October 12, 2016 02:13 UTC