Old ‘bridges’ raise Silver City’s flood risk - Silvercity Daily Press

Old ‘bridges’ raise Silver City’s flood risk - Silvercity Daily Press

(Press Staff Photo)Beneath busy traffic on Pope Street, the cool greenery of Silva Creek nearly obscures the three large galvanized pipes that carry water under the four-lane street and into downtown’s Big Ditch, officially named the San Vicente Arroyo. In a major flood event, this “bridge” and a similar one upstream at West 12th Street would substantially reduce the carrying capacity of the arroyo, forcing floodwaters into upper downtown. By Th…