Photo by Frank Strumila | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District | 07.10.2024
Onlookers wait on a decomissioned pump station for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District to perform a controlled explosion to breach the fixed-crest dam at the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 near Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, July 10, 2024. Removing the dam will create a continuous pool of riverway stretching 30 miles from Charleroi to Braddock, Pennsylvania, improving......
Photo by Frank Strumila | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District | 07.10.2024
Onlookers watch from the bridge moments before U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District performs a controlled explosion to breach the fixed-crest dam at the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 near Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, July 10, 2024. Removing the dam will create a continuous pool of riverway stretching 30 miles from Charleroi to Braddock, Pennsylvania, improving navigation on the......
Photo by Frank Strumila | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District | 07.10.2024
Recreational vessels fought the wind and the waves to see the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District performs a controlled explosion to breach the fixed-crest dam at the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 near Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, July 10, 2024. Removing the dam will create a continuous pool of riverway stretching 30 miles from Charleroi to Braddock, Pennsylvania, improving......
Photo by Frank Strumila | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District | 07.10.2024
Contractors and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District bounce of the waves heading to the final safety checks for a controlled explosion to breach the fixed-crest dam at the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 near Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, July 10, 2024. Removing the dam will create a continuous pool of riverway stretching 30 miles from Charleroi to Braddock, Pennsylvania, improving......
Photo by Frank Strumila | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District | 07.10.2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District perform a controlled explosion to breach the fixed-crest dam at the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 near Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, July 10, 2024. Removing the dam will create a continuous pool of riverway stretching 30 miles from Charleroi to Braddock, Pennsylvania, improving navigation on the Lower Monongahela River. The dam’s......
Photo by Frank Strumila | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District | 07.10.2024
Recreational vessels fought the wind and the waves to see the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District performs a controlled explosion to breach the fixed-crest dam at the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 near Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, July 10, 2024. Removing the dam will create a continuous pool of riverway stretching 30 miles from Charleroi to Braddock, Pennsylvania, improving......
Photo by Frank Strumila | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District | 07.10.2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District commander, Col. Nicholas Melin and staff ride back to shore after the controlled explosion to breach the fixed-crest dam at the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 near Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, July 10, 2024. Removing the dam will create a continuous pool of riverway stretching 30 miles from Charleroi to Braddock, Pennsylvania, improving......
Photo by Frank Strumila | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District | 07.10.2024
A crane moves items into positon for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District to perform a controlled explosion to breach the fixed-crest dam at the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 near Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, July 10, 2024. Removing the dam will create a continuous pool of riverway stretching 30 miles from Charleroi to Braddock, Pennsylvania, improving navigation on the......
