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- Another piece of turnpike bridge falls into Kansas River basin
- 01:56 p.m., January 13, 2010 Updated 03:01 p.m.
- Woodlawn School first-grader Tyler Bowden couldn’t be in class Wednesday afternoon, so he figured he’d learn something.
Video: Final bridge supports blasted
The last supports of the old Kansas River bridge were blasted Wednesday. Crews will now work to dispose of the materials that fell into the river. Watch »
Video: Second KTA bridge blast goes off without a hitch
A KU student pushed the button that demolished a portion of the Kansas Turnpike bridge. Watch »
Video: KU student pushes detonation trigger
KU junior Jessica Sadler pushes the button that detonates the explosives rigged to two sections of the Kansas Turnpike bridge. Watch »
Video: Blast technician discusses bridge explosion
Patrick Carney, owner of Chicago Explosive Services, the firm hired to blast the original turnpike bridges, was on hand Thursday when a portion the bridges was taken down. Watch »
Video: Slow-motion capture of turnpike blast
Two views of Thursday morning's demolition of a section of the Kansas River bridge, one at full speed and the other slowed down. Watch »
Photo Gallery
Turnpike bridge blast sequence
A series of photos taken at high speeds during the demolition of a span of the Kansas Turnpike bridge over the Kansas River on Thursday morning.
Photo Gallery
Bridge demolition series
A series of images from Sunday's detonation of a span of the Kansas River bridge.
Photo Gallery
Kansas Turnpike bridge explosion
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Kansas Turnpike construction
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