The National Park Service is seeking public comment on a proposal to replace the Yellowstone River Bridge in Yellowstone National Park. The bridge is located on the Northeast Entrance Road near Tower Junction. The project is intended to maintain safe visitor access from the park’s Northeast Entrance since the bridge is part of the only road corridor in the park that is open year-round and plowed in the winter. It was built in the early 1960s, and now the concrete deck, sidewalks, and parapets have deteriorated. The park service is proposing three alternatives. Alternative “A” is to do nothing. Alternative “B” would replace the bridge with a larger 1,200-foot-long bridge about 500 feet south of its existing location. Once completed, the old bridge and the road leading up to it would be demolished. Alternative “C” would include the construction of a new bridge directly adjacent to and slightly north of the existing bridge. Following construction, the existing one would be removed. In both of the action alternatives, the bridge would be reconstructed to a 30-foot-paved width, the Yellowstone River Picnic Area would be reconfigured, and expanded, and turnouts for vehicles along the road would be improved. The environmental assessment of the project will be completed in the spring. Comments may be submitted online at
parkplanning.nps.gov/yrb
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