A new south side of Mulholland Bridge frames the demolition of the bridge’s north side.

Amidst a canyon of rubble reminiscent of a war zone, a worker cuts the jacket of a column.

Three piles of twisted rebar await removal and recycling.

Rather than battering the bridge, a hoe ram maneuvers a huge piece of bridge deck.

A field of bent rebar lies between workers and the demolished north side of Mulholland Bridge.

Workers use acetylene torches to cut the metal jacket off a column on the Mulholland Bridge’s east side.

Photographs courtesy of LACMTA (Josh Southwick, Metro Creative Services)