Flooding Shuts Down Routes Across State
Flooding and mudslides brought on by heavy rain closed the main highway and rail line between Anchorage and Fairbanks, the state’s largest cities.
Rising water undermined two bridges on the Parks Highway, and the road could be closed for two days, officials said. Traffic between Anchorage and Fairbanks was diverted, adding 75 miles to the 362-mile trip.
A 25-foot stretch of a bridge that crosses Troublesome Creek about 225 miles south of Fairbanks was washed out, and the bridge had dropped by a foot, state officials said.
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