Old Hurricane deck bridge comes down

The next section of the old Hurricane Deck Bridge in Sunrise Beach came down today. The Missouri Department of Transportation says the span on the south end of the old bridge was blown up at 9:00 AM. Route 5 over the new Hurricane Deck Bridge was closed in both directions for 15 minutes at the time of the blast and water traffic was prohibited in a 15 hundred foot radius around the bridge for one hour. American Bridge will take the next couple of weeks to fish the truss span and any debris out of the lake. The metal retrieved from the lake will be placed on barges, processed and salvaged as scrap metal. Saturday’s blast is the second of three to demolish the old Hurricane Deck Bridge. The first blast took place on December 7th, and the last one is scheduled to happen in the next two weeks.