The $9.5 million project was first introduced in 2017 but construction did not begin until April 2019. 

Bridge opened at 7:18 p.m. Thursday, more than four hours ahead of schedule.

The good samaritan taxis a group of mostly teachers and bank employees across the river during the bridge closure.

The sound heard by nearby residents, and the plans being made to allow first responders to cross the Ohio River.

The demolition process closed the bridge down for about ten minutes Friday at four p.m., and a second blast will go off in a few days.

The new bridge will be slid into place later this year.

The remaining span will be retrieved from the river, dismantled, and sold for scrap.

People living close to the bridge on the Madison side will be asked to remain indoors.

This follows the demolition of another section of the bridge last week.

Drivers will use a temporary span that will take them to the new bridge.