Temporary bridge closures set in Olympic National Forest

Prompted by scheduled inspections

Bridge inspections will take place on several Forest Service roads in Olympic National Forest starting this week.

An under-bridge inspection truck will be used to examine selected bridges, which will be closed temporarily during the inspections, according to a press release from the Forest Service.

Bridges will be opened about every hour during the inspection to allow for traffic flow, but drivers should expect delays and plan alternate routes during inspections, the press release stated.

The bridges listed below with road numbers and mileposts will be closed as noted between this Thursday and Thursday, July 25.

• Humptulips Gorge bridge, Road 2204 at milepost 4.1, on Thursday: 8-hour closure

• Skokomish Gorge bridge, Road 2340 at milepost 3.5, on Friday: 11-hour closure

• Church Creek bridge, Road 2361 at milepost 3.5, on Saturday: 1.5-hour closure

• South Fork Skokomish bridge, Road 2353 at milepost 0.6, on Saturday: 4-hour closure

• Lower Canyon bridge, Road 2368 at milepost 5.5, on Monday, July 22: 2.5-hour closure

• Ring Creek bridge, Road 2270 at milepost 3.2, on Monday, July 22: 2-hour closure

• West Fork Humptulips bridge, Road 2200 at milepost 4.8, on Tuesday, July 23: 2-hour closure

• Rampage and Tea Creek bridges, Road 2204 at milepost 12.6 and 14, on Tuesday, July 23: 2-hour closure

• South Fork Calawah bridge, Road 2923 at milepost 0.2, on Wednesday, July 24: 2.5-hour closure

• Sitkum Gorge bridge, Road 2900-070 at milepost 0.1, on Wednesday, July 24: 2.5-hour closure

• Sol Duc River bridge, Road 2918 at milepost 3.0, on Wednesday, July 24: 3-hour closure

• Dungeness Forks bridge, Road 2880 at milepost 1.0, on Thursday, July 25: 1.5-hour closure

• Dosewallips bridge, Road 2610-010 at milepost 0.2, on Thursday, July 25: 2.5-hour closure.

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