[Backpacker Joe]

I drove up the North Fork Snoqualmie today. The road is closed just after Wagoners bridge. The old washout area after the bridge washed out again. It didnt look bad. I hope the road gets open again soon.

North Fork road closed

North Fork washout

North Fork washout

[puzzlr]

Interesting. I talked to a guy in a King County truck on the Middle Fork road today (he was replacing shot-up highway signage), and he commented that there's more and more to be done, but fewer people to do it all the time. I think I remember him saying that the road repair crew had been spending all their time on the North Fork, which explains why the Middle Fork is so badly pot-holed this spring. They haven't had time to get a grader in there recently.

[Backpacker Joe]

The North Fork road is relatively pothole free. Other than that washout its good. Lots of logging activity up there recently.

[tigermn]

Nothing like logging activities to get the roads fixed. Isn't that why the road to the Ira Spring trailhead got more fixed up because they were logging up there and probably didn't want to keep breaking their axles on the potholes driving up there.

[Mtn Dog]

BPJ, Why do you call it "Wagoners Bridge?" Our records at the county have always referred to it as "Wagners Bridge." Also, when the county regraded the road after the last washout they should have installed new culverts to convey the drainage. With this washout though, it appears they weren't sized larged enough to convey heavy runoff flows.

[Backpacker Joe]

Sorry Dog. Wagners bridge. Any ideas when the road will be open again?

[Mtn Dog]

Oh, no worries BPJ. I thought there might be some history behind a Mr. Wagoner at one point. Perhaps not. I'll find out tomorrow what the status is. I heard there was a slide and closure, but didn't get the specifics last week.

[Sky Hiker]

Good report Tom!!