WATCH: German bridge comes down in planned demolition – WTHR

Published: 08/27/17 07:24 pm EDT.

Updated: 08/27/17 07:25 pm EDT.

LIMBURG, Germany (WTHR) - It took two tries to take down all the pillars of a bridge set for demolition in Germany.

The well-traveled bridge was built in the 1960s as part of Germanys Autobahn, but officials said it was no longer able to cope with the strain of heavy traffic.

So demolition experts were taking it down.

Sunday, they started to demolish the last six pillars.

They used 176 pounds of dynamite, and the first four pillars went down on the first try.

But scattered rock fragments from the first blasts were said to have damaged the other detonators.

That forced the team to make some repairs and have a second go at the explosion.

The second time was the charm, and the last two pillars tumbled down with big bangs and a cloud of dust.

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