Make Way for the New

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1855
Date Released
21 Dec 1964
Date submitted
7 Dec 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Old Bridge Blasted. DESCRIPTION: An old bridge near Aachen in Germany has been replaced by a new one, so the old one’s being blown down. The charges are placed in such a way that the old structure falls the right way without harming the new bridge which is just a few yards away. SHOTLIST: Pictures show a bridge at Alsdorf being blasted. Alongside the old bridge a new one was built to keep the traffic flowing. The difficulty in blasting was to be careful not to damage the new bridge, as it was standing so close to the old. But as pictures show the demolition squad under Mr George Werner did their job perfectly.
Keywords
Explosions; Demolition
Locations
Germany; Aachen
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
89171
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Make Way for the New', British Movietone News Issue No. 1855, 21 Dec 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25796 (Accessed 07 May 2025)