Middle Fork Road Closed Through Summer 2009
Taylor River Bridge washout in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River region. Photo courtesy U.S. Forest Service.
According to the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie
National Forest, the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Road outside of North Bend
will be closed through the summer or fall of 2009. The road provides
access to a number of popular trails, including Taylor River, Middle
Fork Snoqualmie, Goldmyer Hot Springs, and Myrtle Lake and Otter Falls.
The press release from the Forest Service says:
Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Road Closed
Last winter’s flooding caused landslides, road and bridge washouts that have closed Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Road to motor vehicles at milepost 1.4 at the end of the couplet. Although the road will be opened temporarily on weekends to milepost 2.4 to give access to Mailbox Peak Trailhead, it will be closed to motorized vehicles from there through milepost 18.5 in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. King County and Forest Service engineers estimate finishing the repairs this summer or fall.
This also means access to the popular Mailbox Peak trailhead will likely not be available on weekdays, but only weekends.
In addition, the Taylor River Bridge, upriver from the closure, has also washed out and needs to be replaced by the Forest Service. The bridge is just upriver from the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Campground.
Read more in a previous WTA news story here.
For updates or current information, call the Forest Service at 425-888-1421.
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