Collapsed Dresden Bridge Demolished in Just 47 Hours
September 20, 2024
Demolition works to remove the collapse Carola Bridge in Dresden, Germany, have been completed in just 47 hours. The Carola Bridge, which was erected in 1971 and spanned the river Elbe, partially collapsed at 3:08 am on September 11, 2024, sending a section that measured over 100 m in length and that held the city’s tramway tracks, plunging into the river below. Fortunately, no one was harmed. Specialist contractor Centro Environmental Technology and Logistics was deployed to the site, alongside emergency services and a regiment of troops from Germany’s Saxony State Command of the Bundeswehr.
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