Photos from night installation of bridge girders. July 2024. 

 

   

  

 

Photos of the Cottonwood Wash Bridge work zone taken June 20, 2024. Crews are continuing to drill shafts into the bedrock over the week in preparation for building the bridge walls.

The bridge in late May 2024 shortly after the start of construction. 

Repairs are completed and Cottonwood Wash Bridge is reopen for traffic.

Cottonwood Wash Bridge reopened

 

Cottonwood Wash Bridge reopened

 

Repair project in progress October 2021.

 

SR-95 Cottonwood Wash Bridge repair in progress

 

SR-95 Cottonwood Wash Bridge repair in progress

 

SR-95 Cottonwood Wash Bridge repair in progress


 

 

 

Photos from before repair project August 2021.

 

Cottonwood Wash Bridge Span

Cottonwood Wash Bridge Span

 

Cottonwood Wash Bridge 2019 Before

Cottonwood Wash Bridge abutment before erosion in 2019.

 

Cottonwood Wash Bridge After 2021

Cottonwood Wash Bridge abutment after erosion in August 2021.

 

Engineers at Cottonwood Wash Bridge 2021

Engineers at the Cottonwood Wash Bridge in August 2021.

 

Background: Emergency Bridge Repair

A routine general inspection of the bridge on August 2, 2021 revealed potential issues with erosion, prompting further evaluation of the site by a structural engineering team. UDOT closed the bridge and a structural evaluation team determined the collapse of sandstone at the footing of the east abutment was significant enough to close the bridge for public safety while UDOT pursued an emergency repair to the structure. Engineers say it appears high flows in the wash during flash flooding scoured a lower layer of rock away, leaving the upper layer of rock unsupported. The bridge spans approximately 110 feet and was built in 1959.

The bridge reopened October 28, 2021 after temporary repairs were made.