Bridge demolished after damage from flooding of nearby Rapidan Dam
The first explosive charge at the bridge rang out like a starting gun, followed by the ratatat drumbeat of smaller explosions. The smoke cleared, revealing the concrete and steel beams of County Road 9 Bridge,
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A thunderous boom and a large billow of dark-gray smoke rising in the air marked the quick demise of steel beams that had held up the Blue Earth
Crews use explosives to bring down damaged bridge
A subcontractor of the company hired to remove the County Road 9 bridge over the Blue Earth River used explosive charges to sever and fall the bridge. The roadway surface and the majority of the bridge structure were removed over the last several weeks. All that remained were the bridge’s steel support beams.
Flood-damaged Rapidan Dam expected to be razed in 2027-28
A Twin Cities engineering firm hired to design the demise of the Rapidan Dam expects it to disappear by the end of 2028 — 118 years after the structure was completed southwest of Mankato, Minn.
WATCH: Co. Road 9 bridge by Rapidan Dam demolished
Blue Earth County officials shared footage of the County Road 9 bridge demolition on Wednesday. The bridge was set to be replaced after the nearby Rapidam Dam was breached in June 2024. The rushing water destroyed an Xcel Energy substation and caused a home along the bank to fall into the river.
Blue Earth County bridge demolished after damage from flooding of nearby Rapidan Dam
The first explosives charge at the bridge rang out like a starting gun, followed by the ratatat drumbeat of smaller explosions. The smoke cleared, revealing the concrete and steel beams of County Road 9 Bridge now resting in the river valley below.
Crews use explosives to bring down bridge by failed Rapidan Dam
The roadway surface and the majority of the bridge structure was removed over the last several weeks, with the steel support beams the only remaining bridge component spanning the
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