Controlled Explosive Demolition: Innerbelt Bridge Cleveland

CLEVELAND - Cleveland's old Innerbelt Bridge disappeared in seconds Saturday July 12, 2014 as the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) did a controlled explosive demolition of the steel skeleton. When the bridge opened along Interstate 90 (I-90) in 1959 it was the widest bridge in Ohio, carrying four lanes in each direction, ODOT said. The bridge carried interstate traffic in both directions and was a classic steel "Pratt Deck Truss" with a cast-in-place concrete deck and steel parapets. It stood 128 feet tall, 116 feet wide and was 5,078 feet long. The bridge will be replaced by the George V. Voinovich Bridges. For more go to: http://www.newsnet5.com/