US 281 bridge implosion

 

 

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Four years pass since Marble Falls bridge came tumbling down

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Glynis Crawford Smith/The Highlander

The 77-yer-old US 281 bridge implodes on Sunday, March 17, 2017, witnessed by spectators in Lakeside Park and on Lake Marble Falls.

The Highlander reported on the implosion of the US 281 Bridge in Marble Falls in many editions, including on Friday, March 15, 2013, before the event and Tuesday, March 19, afterward. The stories below may spark your own memories of river bridges past or the day of the "blast" that made way for the new bridges that span the Colorado River in Marble Falls. Take a minute and share with us on Facebook:

Countdown to bridge implosion begins - Public to gather at Lakeside for historic event

Sunday implosion will end 77 years for the 281 bridge

Friday, March 15, 2013

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