Demolition begins on 1.5 km long bridge

Leila Steed Editor, Demolition & Recycling International

13 July 2022

Demolition specialist Kiewit West has begun demolition and dismantling works on the old Gerald Desmond Bridge at the Port of Long Beach in California, USA.

Following its decommissioning in October 2020 and the opening of a new US$1.57 billion replacement bridge, Kiewit has now completed the removal of the 1.5 km (5,130 ft) long bridge’s main span.

The company disconnected the 125 m (410 ft) section from the steel tied-arch truss structure and lowered…

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