Workers cut loose the middle 50-foot section of the old Nitro-St. Albans Bridge Tuesday and lowered it down to a barge. The bridge is being cut apart into 15 pieces in the upcoming days for removal so a new three-lane span can replace it. The new span has been scheduled for completion by November.

Workers use blowtorches to cut loose a middle, 50-foot section so it can be lowered to a barge Tuesday for removal to a metal scrapyard upriver.