WATCH: Old Port Mann Bridge demolition

WATCH: Demolition crews used explosives to take down the girders on the Surrey side of the Port Mann Bridge early Tuesday morning

Demolition crews tried something a little different to bring down the last remnants of the old Port Mann Bridge.

Explosives brought down the last girders on the Surrey side of the bridge. This type of work is usually done with cranes, but because of the nearby CN rail line and new bridge, crews decided this was the safest way to do the work.

The three 70-metre long, 600-tonne girders were dropped onto the ground where they will be cut and removed for recycling. Bridge demolition work is expected to continue for another eight months.