[pct-l] Suiattle River Bridge

[Keith Kurko]

Hi Cozy,


I was in the Seattle REI flagship store last week, and I asked the Forest
Service employee behind the info desk about the status of the new Suiattle
River Bridge.  He told me that the plan was to complete its construction
this year, and that it was already partly finished.  As to exactly when it
would be complete, he was not sure.

I would imagine that it will probably be sometime in August because in the
Glacier Peak Wilderness most remote trail maintenance is dependent on horses
to carry in the equipment and trail crews (although I am sure that they
probably made an exception and used a helicopter for the massive bridge
girders and any other unusually large hardware).  And with the huge snowpack
up here this year, horses would probably have trouble before that.

Here is an article published last October in the Seattle Times about the new
bridge.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2013270714_nwwtrail28.html



Cheers,
WetLoon





-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Philippa Nye
Sent: Monday, July 04, 2011 2:52 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] Suiattle River Bridge

Hi, Cozy here, back on the list after a couple years away.  I'd like to do
the Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass segment of the trail this August if you can
use the new Suiattle River bridge instead of the re-route.  Does anyone know
what the status of the trail construction is in this section?
 
Thanks!
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