Bridge Collapse: More Structural Failure on Caroline Bridge - The Carola Bridge is undergoing disassembly.
Hey there! Guess what's happening in the city of Dresden? That's right, our dear ol' Carol Bridge is still getting a makeover – and this time, it's taking a big ugly fall. Imagine that, like dominos!
So, what's the latest? Well, the remaining two sections of the bridge - sections A and B - dropped right where they were supposed to. They landed smack dab on the cushions in the Elbe River, like a pair of fat cats lazing on a couch.
Now, here's the fun part. We've got up to ten excavators and five trucks working six days a week, sifting through that mess like archaeologists unearthing buried treasure. By the end of the year, ain't a scrap of Carol Bridge left in sight!
- Caveman's Demolition Work
- Raze the Ruins
- Elbe River Bridge Excavation
- Dresden Debris Removal
The Wrecking Crew
Morning time rolled around, and our crew of excavators showed up, ready to work. Picture this: a 120-ton beast with a 40-meter arm, swinging around like a lunatic; next to it, a 70-ton friend with a 25-meter boom on the New Town bank.
First, the roadway asphalt and concrete slab got the ax, then the tension wires wereoping like spaghetti, thanks to some powerful shears. By late afternoon, section A fell like a deck of cards, and section B was history not long after. The cushions they landed on? Those were formed previously from around 13,000 tons of material in the river.
Down the Middle
Remember how a big chunk of the Carol Bridge tumbled down the Elbe River last September? Yep, that was a thing. Expert analysts figure it'll take about ten weeks to demolish the middle section of the bridge that runs across the river.
That means from now until mid-August, the Elbe River is closed for ship and boat traffic – bummer for aquatic hitchhikers!
- Elbe River Closure
- Bridge Still in the河
- Demolition Estimates
For Your Information
- As of June 2025, the Carola Bridge was demolished due to a major section collapsing into the Elbe River in September 2024, likely due to corrosion.
- Photographic evidence from early to mid-June 2025 shows ongoing work to clear away remnants of the bridge, specifically highlighting the removal of sections A and B.
- The demolition of key sections will be followed by removal of all debris, after which plans are in place to replace the bridge with a new structure.
- No official public completion date for the full removal has been announced as of mid-June 2025. However, the sequence – demolition, debris clearance, and then construction of a new bridge – is underway.
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