Twarit Vishwa: China engineers reduce 5,000-foot bridge to rubble within seconds

The busy multi-lane Ji’an Ganjiang bridge spans the Gan River in Eastern China.

The 50-foot wide structure is just 23 years old but has already become obsolete due to population demands. It was sealed off earlier today and then rigged with several tonnes of explosives on its four main columns and 61 piers. At precisely 10.18am, the detonation button was pressed and the 1,577 metre-long (5,173 feet) bridge crumbled in seconds.