CLEVELAND (AP) — Crews have begun taking down the old 1959 Innerbelt Bridge in Cleveland, with trusses
cut away making a big splash in the Cuyahoga River.
Engineers designed a plan for the removal of each truss so the span remains stable during demolition. The
steel trusses that fall into the river are being fished out by cranes and put on a barge. Some are being
lowered to the ground.
The Plain Dealer (http://bit.ly/S1uD7U ) reports that the river will be closed through 6 a.m. Friday so
the span can be removed to make way for a new bridge.
This is the second of four spans being manually removed. The remaining spans of the bridge will be
brought down by controlled explosions next month.