Elwha River bridge to be closed for nine days

Published 1:30 am Friday, July 12, 2024

PORT ANGELES — The U.S. Highway 101 bridge over the Elwha River will close for nine days at 6 tonight.

Traffic will be re-routed along state Highway 112 and state Highway 113 until the new bridge opens at 5 a.m. July 22, according to a WSDOT press release.

During the closure, work crews will construct the approaches to the new bridge and remove the road to the old bridge.

For more information, visit http://wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/search-projects/us-101-elwha-river-bridge-bridge-replacement.

For real-time traffic information, visit https://wsdot.com/Travel/Real-time/Map or download the WSDOT app.