VIDEO: Demolition starts to remove Kendray Bridge in Barnsley, UK

August 4, 2015
Demolition work has started of a 30-year-old bridge in the UK town of Barnsley in preparation for a €58 million revamp of the town centre.

Kendray Street Bridge is the first structure to be knocked down to allow for the redevelopment, which includes a new town square, library and a refurbished market.

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