High river from reason rains is cause

Demolition of the remaining portions of the old Ironton-Russell bridge has been delayed until Wednesday.

On Friday, officials with the Ohio Department of Transportation and Brayman Construction, who are responsible for the demolition, had announced the blasting of the anchor arms of the 95-year-old span was going to take place Monday.

However, on Saturday, the city of Ironton announced on social media that the blasting was to be delayed by two days.

Gary Saltsman, project engineer for Brayman, said preparations were on schedule, but that the delay is due to the river level being high from recent rains.