Eagle Creek Bridge out just past Punchbowl

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Cascade
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Eagle Creek Bridge out just past Punchbowl

Post by Cascade » December 16th, 2015, 12:24 pm

The Eage Creek Trail has a badly damaged bridge just upstream from Punchbowl Falls. A tree fell on one end of the bridge, twisting and breaking the bridge and its supports. It is NOT safe to attempt a crossing.
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Re: Eagle Creek Bridge out just past Punchbowl

Post by neilsonw » December 16th, 2015, 3:18 pm

Yep, it was posted in the Trail Rx section too.

I was there today and right now it's possible to rockhop across just upstream, as long as you're careful, but with the storm coming tomorrow it's hard to say what it will be like there.

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Re: Eagle Creek Bridge out just past Punchbowl

Post by archematic » December 17th, 2015, 9:46 am

Oh no!

In memorial, here is a photo from this bridge taken on November 7, 2015.
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From our Eagle Creek bridge
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Re: Eagle Creek Bridge out just past Punchbowl

Post by kepPNW » December 17th, 2015, 10:33 am

archematic wrote:Oh no!

In memorial, here is a photo from this bridge taken on November 7, 2015.

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Thankfully, it wasn't High Bridge! The one that was taken out is just past Punchbowl Falls, and the gully it crosses is a not-too-difficult little scramble. :)
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Re: Eagle Creek Bridge out just past Punchbowl

Post by texasbb » December 17th, 2015, 12:18 pm

Tish Creek?

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Re: Eagle Creek Bridge out just past Punchbowl

Post by kepPNW » December 17th, 2015, 12:25 pm

texasbb wrote:Tish Creek?
Yeah. A good mile+ before High Bridge.
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