Big news, big bridge - visitors to Yellowstone National Park are now using the new Yellowstone River Bridge.

This major Great American Outdoors Act project is moving into its final phase as crews continue work on overlooks, remove the old bridge, and restore the Lost Creek drainage. The full project is expected to be completed in 2026.

NPS / Jacob W. Frank

The bridge was one of the biggest projects in the park's recent history.

The old bridge was deemed structurally deficient, with crumbling concrete. The new bridge, located upstream, is more than twice as long, at 1,285 feet, as the 62-year-old bridge.

NPS / Jacob W. Frank

The bridge is needed to provide year-round access to/from the Northeast Entrance and communities of Silver Gate and Cooke City, Montana. According to previous rep

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