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New Elwha River bridge closing

March 11th, 2010 - 2:48am

(Port Angeles) -- Crews will put the finishing touches on the new bridge over the Elwha River.

Starting today, the bridge will be closed while a new pedestrian railing is installed. The closure could last a number of weeks.

The bridge opened last September, but remained with temporary railings until now.

It took two years to build the bridge, which replaced a 100-year-old, one-way span.

The nearly 600-foot long bridge features a new two-way car deck and a suspended walking bridge beneath the car deck.

It cost more than 19 million dollars to build.

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