A bridge that has carried traffic over a busy motorway for half a century has been torn down in less than 48 hours. And you can see the remarkable demolition work in a one-minute time-lapse video by National Highways at the top of this article.
Work to tear down the bridge which is being replaced by a new and improved structure at junction 10 for Walsall in the West Midlands finished in the early hours of Monday (May 9). The £78m work to tackle ongoing bottleneck problems was finished four hours ahead of schedule, National Highways said.
The junction was closed from Friday night until 1.30am on Monday for the south bridge to be taken down and the video shows machines 'nibbling' away at the bridge. The existing north bridge is due to be demolished within a few weeks.
