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Yellowstone National Park's New Bridge Opened to Vehicles
The new 1,285-foot bridge replaces a 62-year-old structure and ensures year-round access to the Northeast Entrance and Montana communities, officials said.
- On Nov. 13, Yellowstone National Park opened a new bridge over the Yellowstone River between Tower Junction and the Lamar Valley, with a semi truck already crossing the span.
- Because the previous span showed crumbling concrete, the old Yellowstone River bridge was deemed structurally deficient, prompting National Park Service crews to replace the 62-year-old crossing.
- Officials say the work is one of the park's largest recent projects, with the broader project expected to finish in 2026, and the new upstream bridge measures 1,285 feet.
- The bridge provides year‑round access to the Northeast Entrance and nearby Silver Gate and Cooke City, Montana, while new pullouts, parking, and an enlarged Yellowstone River Picnic Area increase visitor access.
- The project budget grew to $118 million from an original estimate of slightly more than $71 million, park officials said, as park construction crews enter the final phase removing the old bridge and restoring the Lost Creek drainage.
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