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Watch live from Lansing, Iowa, as the Black Hawk Bridge is blown up, bringing a dramatic end to the 94-year-old riveted cantilever bridge over the Mississippi River, connecting Iowa and Wisconsin. The bridge will be replaced by a new span estimated to cost $140 million.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swKHfe2c0js

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[–] UmmmCheckPlease@hexbear.net 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Rip. Also if anyone thinks WE have a niche forum - check out one of my favorite websites: https://historicbridges.org/index.php

Working on a bridge in the middle of nowhere with absolutely no info from the local DOT? Don’t worry a local enthusiast has compiled enough pictures and notes to design the project themselves lol

[–] UmmmCheckPlease@hexbear.net 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] AernaLingus@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I love classic Web 1.0 sites like this—thank you for sharing! And holy crap, the "bridge's song" took me tf out...not remotely what I was expecting lmao

[–] GiorgioBoymoder@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

lmao the video goes from bridge up to bridge in water in 1 frame angery

livestream must have hitched from the sudden change in bitrate XD

[–] dead@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM23D21oxHk&t=6729s

This stream was better and it has sound. start at 1 hour 52 minutes

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[–] dead@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I guess the rivers frozen enough for it not to fall through?

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

Black Hawk Bridge? Why, it's been gone for 30 years! In fact, tonight is the anniversary...

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

shouldn't they dismantle it? or is it cool to just dump things like imploded bridges in the mississippi?

[–] dead@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

Still hasn't happened yet. News said it was supposed to happen 30 minutes ago.

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] BobDole@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago

eviscerated

This coulda been my comment!

[–] mactan@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

long form video about the bridge I remember watching ages ago https://youtu.be/ENUlD_WKYwA

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