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Road repairs to restore access to Mount St. Helens observatory
For three years, a key connection for visitors to Mount St. Helens has been closed due to a landslide.
That is expected to soon change.
Starting Wednesday, crews will start work to permanently replace Spirit Lake Outlet Bridge on State Route 504, restoring access to the Johnston Ridge Observatory.
On the evening of May 14, 2023, over 300,000 cubic yards of debris from the volcano’s 1980 eruption slid roughly 2,000 feet down a hillside above State Route 504, burying the highway and destroying the 85-foot bridge. Some visitors were stranded and had to be rescued via helicopter. No one died.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/road-repairs-to-restore-access-to-mount-st-helens-observatory/