Demolition began in August 1967. The contract was awarded to Nordman Construction after an unsuccessful tender process. The company brought in the "Magnus II", a floating crane with a lifting capacity of , which could remove all but two of the spans. These longer spans were pulled sideways off the piers, expecting that they would break into manageable pieces under their own weight. They proved stronger than this and remained intact, needing to be broken up in the river, with much sinking into the bed instead of being recovered.