Demolition Man

Most folks would say the weather was a less than ideal today, but I thought it was perfect. Low humidity, temperatures in the 70's, and overcast. The Sun is our enemy.

So, it was a great day for a bike ride after work. I did the Mount Vernon Trail, as usual. The trail has been altered a number of times in the past few months, constantly dodging the latest work on the Wilson Bridge. Right now you have to go around using the surface roads in Old Town. At any rate, you still have to go right past the construction site, and to the left is the current view.

This past Monday, a little past midnight, a man who won a contest for Worst Bridge Commute pushed the plunger to detonate a large section of the Old Wilson Bridge to make room for the second of two spans for the New Wilson Bridge (the first is already open). You can see in the picture that while the explosion was pretty cool (undeniable), there is still a lot of disassembly and cleanup to do. I should go back with my car and get me some scrap steel. You know; for fun.