Rapidan Dam, County Road 9 bridge

Explosives team takes down deck beams on bridge next to Rapidan Dam
A thunderous boom and a large billow of dark-gray smoke rising in the air marked the quick demise of steel beams that had held up the Blue Earth
Bridge near Rapidan Dam demolished
Multiple explosions demolished the County Road 9 bridge near the Rapidan Dam after last summer's breach that led to the dam's partial failure.
Crews use explosives to bring down bridge by failed Rapidan Dam
Heavy rain back in June 2024 caused severe flooding that breached the Rapidan Dam on the western side. Erosion around the supports of the bridge led county officials to decide to remove and replace the bridge due to safety concerns. Blue Earth County recently hired Barr Engineering to plan the removal of the Rapidan Dam.
VIDEO: Bridge near the Rapidan Dam demolished in Blue Earth County
Demolition efforts for the bridge near the failed Rapidan Dam are underway in Blue Earth County. On Wednesday, controlled explosives went off, severing the bridge beams of County Road 9, just a short distance away from the Rapidan Dam.
Flood-damaged Rapidan Dam expected to be razed in 2027-28
A Twin Cities engineering firm hired to design the demise of the Rapidan Dam expects it to disappear by the end of 2028 — 118 years after the structure was completed southwest of Mankato, Minn.
Bridge demolished after damage from flooding of nearby Rapidan Dam
The first explosive charge at the bridge rang out like a starting gun, followed by the ratatat drumbeat of smaller explosions. The smoke cleared, revealing the concrete and steel beams of County Road 9 Bridge,
Removal of failed Rapidan Dam near Mankato to begin in 2027
Engineers plan to start removal of the Rapidan Dam in 2027, after it failed during major flooding last year. The process of ...
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A Minnesota bridge that almost collapsed under heavy rains has been demolished
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Contractors on Wednesday blew up the remnants of a damaged southern Minnesota bridge that almost ...
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Blue Earth County up against the clock — and the unknown — in flood repair projects
Faced with the task of replacing a flood-damaged bridge, and removing a breached dam, county officials face the prospect of ...
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Crews use explosives to bring down Co. Road 9 bridge
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - A subcontractor of the company hired to remove the County Road 9 bridge over the Blue Earth River is ...
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Dam removal set for 2027-28
An engineering firm hired Tuesday to design the demise of the Rapidan Dam expects it to disappear by the end of 2028 — 118 ...