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Blanchette Bridge
2:41 pm
Tue December 4, 2012

Boom! Final Section Of Blanchette Bridge Blasted For Rehab Project

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Credit (via St. Louis Public Radio Flickr Group/User atomic playboy)
The blasting of the Blanchette Bridge as part of a rehabilitation project on Dec. 4, 2012.
Credit (via Missouri Department of Transportation)
Another, singular look, at the explosion.
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A big explosion has sent the final two sections of the westbound Blanchette Bridge into the Missouri River.

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BLANCHETTE BRIDGE
3:08 pm
Sun November 18, 2012

MoDOT Implodes A Section Of The Blanchette Bridge

Credit Tim Lloyd / St. Louis Public Radio
Crews blast off part of the Blanchette Bridge on Sunday, Nov. 18.
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Missouri Department of Transportation Engineer for St. Charles County, Tom Evers, stood in a parking lot overlooking the Blanchette Bridge on Sunday morning.

For a guy who builds stuff for a living, he was pretty excited to help blow something up.  

“It is very cool to blow things up, I must admit,” Evers said, laughing.  “I’m excited about putting it back to together, but this is definitely a cool event.”

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Blanchette Bridge
12:47 pm
Wed November 7, 2012

MoDOT: Motorists Returning To Blanchette Bridge

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Three days after the closure of the westbound lanes of the I-70 Blanchette Bridge, officials with the Missouri Department of Transportation say traffic continues to move smoothly.

However, they are concerned that motorists are falling back into old habits.

Linda Wilson Horn with MoDOT says they’ve seen a steady increase in drivers traveling I-70.

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