...............Explosion............... by Beemer
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This picture was taken with the Nikon 8800, hand held, from 3 miles away.
The Jamestown bridge, built under budget and ahead of schedule in 1940 came down today in a fiery blast at 11:00am this morning.
They laid 75 pounds of explosives in 350 charges at 20 foot intervals in the bridges 1,100 foot long center span, where the upper supports reached 240 feet.
The steel structure plunged 135 feet to the water below. The steel will be recycled and the concrete will be used to make three artificial reefs south of Newport.
If you look closely, you can see some of the smoke rings created by the shaped charges being thrust over 100 feet in the air.
The blast concussion reached us 12 seconds later and could be felt deep inside the chest cavity.
I always look forward to reading your comments,
Hi everyone! Randy...
Comments (10)
Petra-S
super photo!
TwoPynts
VERY cool capture...you were fortunate to be there for it. Awsome job!!!
gizmo563
Awesome shot, not one you see everyday.
claudialee
Fantastic shot. Watched this on TV and they didn't show it as you have. Wonderful photo of history being made. SUPER!!!
jocko500
wow that just 75 pounds of tnt. Dont wish to know how those 2000pounds bombs feel like. This is super looking you did a very good job
jimken61
Very cool shot, great timing! Good thing you got the first time around...lol. Hold on, can you do that again? All the back ground info is very interesting also.
Muna
Whoa!! Cool-la-rific shot dude!!
jcv2
Wowow, perfect timing of this blown bridge! Whew! Excellent work, very impressive!
Wahnfried1959
Hi Randy, absolute rare shot! Well done! :-)
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You're luck that you didn't sneeze...you'd have missed a once-in-a-lifetime shot! Thanks for bringing that one in!