A safety project to replace rotted portions of the Meadowbrook Bridge along King County Parks’ Snoqualmie Valley Trail will require a two week closure of the trail in the immediate area, July 20-31.
The project will involve removing portions of the railing and concrete deck panels to repair rotten stringers and pile caps on the south side of the Meadowbrook Bridge, near the city of Snoqualmie. These repairs were identified during the recent stairway and deck reconstruction on the north end of the bridge, which was damaged in an arson fire in 2014.
In advance of the week-long closure, trail users could expect intermittent delays of up to 30 minutes as crews erect the scaffolding that is needed to make the bridge repairs. The $45,000 project is funded through the King County Parks Levy and is part of the ongoing Bridge & Trestle Program, which inspects and maintains the 76 bridges and trestles along the county’s 175-mile regional trail system.
The 31-mile-long Snoqualmie Valley Trail is the longest trail in the county’s system, which plays an important role in supporting King County communities’ health, economy, mobility, equity and social justice, environment, and recreation. The trail winds through the largely rural Snoqualmie River Valley, passing working farms and forests, as well as the cities of Duvall, Carnation, Snoqualmie and North Bend.
The trail connects with the cross-state John Wayne Pioneer Trail at its southern end and offers access to such notable destinations as Meadowbrook Farm and King County’s Tolt-MacDonald Park and Three Forks Natural Area.
