Transportation
St. Louis Loses a Historic Bridge, Gains Awesome Demolition Footage
Part of the nation's first interstate highway project is no more, having been spectacularly dropped into the Missouri River on Tuesday.
The Blanchette Memorial Bridge was a rugged twin cantilever supporting part of what's now called I-70. Back in 1956, that stretch of roadway constituted America's first interstate project created by the Federal Aid Highway Act.