Road repairs to restore access to Mount St. Helens observatory

By: Jake Goldstein-Street

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: April 13, 2026

Words: 436

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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For three years, a key connection for visitors to Mount St. Helens has been closed due to a landslide.

That is expected to soon change.

Starting Wednesday, crews will start work to permanently replace Spirit Lake Outlet Bridge on State Route 504, restoring access to the Johnston Ridge Observatory.

On the evening of May 14, 2023, over 300,000 cubic yards of debris from the volcano’s 1980 eruption slid roughly 2,000 feet down …

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