This list of stories illustrates how the closure of the Carbon River Fairfax Bridge cuts off direct access to Mount Rainier ...

The Washington State Department of Transportation said it's evaluating several options to address the structurally unsafe ...

The bridge closure isolates key areas of Mount Rainier National Park. A $1.5 million study will determine next steps.

Closing the bridge was our last option,” Steve Roark, a WSDOT administrator, said in the release. “We fully understand the ...

The closure will pinch recreational access to Mount Rainier National Park, rendering two of its precious few entrance points ...

A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island helped rescue a 32-year-old Army soldier who was injured ...

This section of Mt. Rainier National Park is the only portion ... bicycles, and pedestrians. Photos from a recent inspection show deteriorating steel supports across the 103-year-old bridge ...

Photos show the bridge support column ... as Highway 165 leads to the Carbon River and Mowich Lake entrances to Mount Rainier National Park. It's also along the route to the Carbon River ...

“Photos show the bridge support column is bent ... There is no way for the public to access that area of Mount Rainier National Park or the Carbon River Range Station from state Route 165.

She also sent a photo of Mount Rainier taken from Tolmie Peak near Mowich Lake, where she likes to hike several times a year. “It’s often called the quieter side of the park — a contrast to the more ...