EVERETT — Two Snohomish County bridge replacement projects will force road closures for about four months beginning in June.
The first closure, necessary for the replacement of the Jordan Creek Bridge between Granite Falls and Arlington, will begin June 19. The 107-foot-long bridge carries traffic over Jordan Creek along Jordan Road and is limited to a single lane. It was last rebuilt in 1981.
Crews will construct a new $5.1 million bridge with two lanes and 6-foot shoulders, improving access for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, a county website reads. The road is expected to reopen in October.
The second closure, beginning June 25, will facilitate the $4.1 million replacement of the Swamp Creek Bridge along Locust Way between Brier and Bothell in south Snohomish County.
About 10,000 vehicles pass over the 41-foot bridge every day, according to a county report. It has narrow lanes, no shoulders and no sidewalks.
The new bridge will widen lanes, add sidewalks and feature a single-span design to improve stream flow and lessen impacts to fish passage, a county website reads. Construction is expected to wrap up in late October or early November.
Maintenance is scheduled between June and October on another bridge, Red Bridge 537 along the Mountain Loop Highway east of Granite Falls. The work will require only partial closures.
Seven other county bridges have been flagged for repairs or replacement in the near future, a county report released in May found.
Detour maps for the two closures are available online. Jordan Creek Bridge: https://tinyurl.com/5478vcsp. Swamp Creek Bridge: https://tinyurl.com/2s4ftcku.
Will Geschke: 425-339-3443; william.geschke@heraldnet.com; X: @willgeschke.
Correction: A previous version of this article listed the incorrect date for the Jordan Creek Bridge closure. It will start on June 19, not June 20.
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