VIDEO: Kosciuszko Bridge demolished in big bang
The original 78-year-old span of the Kosciuszko Bridge felled Sunday morning, sending a loud bang and grey smoke into the air as spectators cheered and photographed the controlled implosion.
Three blow horn sirens wailed into the morning before the historic bridge was engulfed in smoke in seconds and its destruction was met with applause.
The former bridge’s main span was lowered onto the creek on July 25 and 26 and shipped out to a recycling facility, leaving a gaping hole next to the bridge’s new span for months.