Bridge Implosion Photos: From The Plunger’s Perspective


In the hour before the Greenfield Bridge implosion on December 28, a lot was going on at Command Center.  Here are some photos from The Plunger’s perspective.   Watch for a link at the end of this post to the Post-Gazette’s video.

Sally Scheidlmeier and family getting their demolition instructions (photo by Geoff Campbell)

Sally Scheidlmeier and family getting their demolition instructions.

The Patient is fully prepped, 8:30am (photo by Geoff Campbell)

The Patient is fully prepped, 8:30am.

The Scheidlmeiers reviewing security items at the command center

The Scheidlmeiers reviewing security items at the command center

The Plunger at T-10 minutes

The Plunger at T-10 minutes

Remembering The Bridge

Remembering The Bridge

Corey O'Connor, Sally Schiedlmeier, Guy Costa at the podium remembering the bridge

Guy Costa at the podium, Corey O’Connor, Sally Schiedlmeier and others remembering the bridge

and then … !

Seconds after the implosion

Seconds after the implosion

The plunger relaxes after a job well-done.

The Plunger relaxes after a job well-done.

 

And now it’s just a matter of picking up the pieces.

Picking Up The Pieces: Greenfield Bridge rubble on the Parkway East

Picking Up The Pieces: Greenfield Bridge rubble on the Parkway East, noon on 28 Dec 2015

Read about the implosion and watch on video here at the Post-Gazette.