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SNAPPED: New span of Snake River Bridge opens to traffic
WILSON, Wyo. — Now that Teton Pass is back in play, local attention can return to another stretch of WY22: the Snake River Bridge. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) opened the new half of the bridge to traffic on Tuesday, July 2. The new lanes are configured much like the old bridge was, with one lane of traffic traveling in each direction. The old bridge is now closed to traffic.
Teton Pass Detour Opens After Landslide
Nearly three weeks after the catastrophic failure of the main highway connecting Wyoming to southeast Idaho, a temporary detour for the Teton Pass has reopened after non-stop work from crews. A landslide on June 8 knocked out State Highway 22 that runs through the Teton Pass, which connects Jackson, Wyo.,...
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