Kansas Turnpike bridge explosion gallery
Blast takes down old Kansas Turnpike bridge November 15, 2009
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At right, Sonja Frevele, Tonganoxie and Richard Murray, Lawrence, wait under a Burcham Park shelter with others to watch the first of three sections of the original Kansas River bridge come down after an explosive blast Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009,
Jack Bellemere, 6, left, his brother Andy, 4, and their mother, Kim Bellemere, Lawrence, react to the loud boom in Burcham Park as an explosion leveled a section of the Kansas Turnpike bridge. Sunday’s blast was the first of three scheduled to demolish the original bridges over the Kansas River.
A crowd gathers under a shelter in Burcham Park to watch the first of three sections of the original Kansas River bridge come down after an explosive blast Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009,
A section of an original span of the Kansas Turnpike bridge over the Kansas River came down Sunday afternoon. The blast happened around 12:15 p.m., and was the first of three planned explosions to demolish the bridge. The second blast was scheduled for 10 a.m. this morning, but the fog moved it to 10:30.
Spectators crowd under a shelter house to watch the first section implosion of the old I-70 bridge over the Kansas River Sunday.
A old span of the Kansas Turnpike Bridge over the Kansas River came down Sunday morning after a short delay.
A old span of the Kansas Turnpike Bridge over the Kansas River came down Sunday morning after a short delay.
A old span of the Kansas Turnpike Bridge over the Kansas River came down Sunday morning after a short delay.
A old span of the Kansas Turnpike Bridge over the Kansas River came down Sunday morning after a short delay.
A crowd gathers under a shelter in Burcham Park to watch the first of three sections of the original Kansas River bridge come down after an explosive blast Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009,
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