Successful explosive demolition of old bridge in US state of Missouri

A successful explosive demolition has been carried out of the Hurricane Deck Bridge in the US state of Missouri. The Hurricane Deck Bridge carried Missouri Route 5 over Lake of the Ozarks and measured 695m long. The structure was no longer able to cope with the traffic volumes it was carrying and the Missouri Department of Transport (MODOT) opted to build a new delta frame bridge to replace it. Work started on the new bridge in 2012 and this was opened to traffic in September 2013. The steel span Hurricane
December 16, 2013 Read time: 2 mins
A successful explosive demolition has been carried out of the Hurricane Deck Bridge in the US state of Missouri. The Hurricane Deck Bridge carried Missouri Route 5 over Lake of the Ozarks and measured 695m long. The structure was no longer able to cope with the traffic volumes it was carrying and the 2699 Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT) opted to build a new delta frame bridge to replace it. Work started on the new bridge in 2012 and this was opened to traffic in September 2013. The steel span Hurricane Deck Bridge opened to traffic originally in 1936, with work having started in 1934. At the time of its completion it won an award from the American Institute of Steel Construction as the most beautiful steel structure built in the US in 1936. The Hurricane Deck Bridge featured a similar design to that of the I-35W Bridge in Minnesota, which collapsed causing fatalities in 2007. Although the Hurricane Deck Bridge was designed with a longer central span it carried markedly less traffic than the I-35W Bridge however and did not suffer the same structural issues. It derived its name from the upper deck of a river vessel.

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