• The “boom” that many area residents heard around 10 p.m. last Saturday was the demolition of the final section of the I-75 bridge over the Maumee River.
    The “boom” that many area residents heard around 10 p.m. last Saturday was the demolition of the final section of the I-75 bridge over the Maumee River.
    The last remaining section of the old DiSalle bridge over the Maumee River in Toledo was demolished last Saturday, August 27, via explosives by the Ohio Department of Transportation. The demolition occurred at about 10 p.m., requiring I75 traffic on both sides of the bridge to be temporarily stopped. Just before detonation, the area around and under the bridge was checked and traffic ...

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