The first explosive charge at the bridge rang out like a starting gun, followed by the ratatat drumbeat of smaller explosions ...

County commissioners last year voted to replace the bridge and remove the nearby Rapidan Dam, both of which were at risk of crumbling after last year's deluge. Residents had used the roughly 40 ...

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.

Demolition efforts for the bridge near the failed Rapidan Dam are underway in Blue Earth County. On Wednesday, controlled ...

Tim Walz braved the afternoon cold on Thursday to return to Rapidan Dam and ... includes $10 million for dam recovery efforts after last summer’s catastrophic flooding that resulted in the ...

Tim Walz braved the afternoon cold on Thursday to return to Rapidan Dam and outline his 2025 bonding proposals. His $887 million pitch includes $10 million for dam recovery efforts after last summer’s ...

The bridge was damaged from heavy rain in June of 2024 in southern Minnesota. ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... Winds have begun to decrease this evening and will continue to do ...

The bridge next to Rapidan Dam in Minnesota was brought down using explosives after suffering severe flood damage in 2024.

Last summer’s severe flooding on the Blue Earth River breached around the Rapidan Dam and damaged the structure. Blue Earth County is working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA ...