Bridge Swept Away by Rising Cedar River
A span of the county bridge at Elliott was lost to rising waters, marking the first infrastructure failure of the season.
The span of the county bridge over the Cedar river at Elliott, two miles above Renton, was washed away Thursday morning at 4 o'clock, but as it lodged on a snag twenty yards below it will be possible to place it back upon the piers at a small expense. This is the first bridge to be washed away since the water began rising a few days ago.
“The span of the county bridge over the Cedar river at Elliott... was washed away Thursday morning at 4 o'clock.”
Flooding along the Cedar River remains a critical concern for infrastructure and residential planning in the Renton and Maple Valley area, echoing the fragility of historical crossings.
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