Week-long US 2 closure to start Sept. 8

LEAVENWORTH - U.S. Highway 2 between Leavenworth and State Route 207 at Coles Corner will be closed for six days in early September for replacement of the Drury Canyon Creek Bridge in Tumwater Canyon.

The closure is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept.8, and continue until noon Friday, Sept. 13. A signed detour from US 2 between Coles Corner and Leavenworth using SR 207 and the Chumstick Highway will add a half hour to the normal trip time.

Trucks weighing more than 26,000 pounds are prohibited on Chumstick Highway and must use Interstate 90 Snoqualmie Pass or U.S. 97 Blewett Pass instead of U.S. 2 Stevens Pass.

The bridge is being replaced due to years of wear on the bridge footings. Crews will retrofit the bridge by removing the existing 24-foot-wide deck and setting a new box culvert between the abutment walls.

The new structure will require no footings in the creek. The new 36-foot-wide deck will have two 12-foot lanes and 6-foot shoulders.