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The bridge over railroad tracks just west of the US 395 interchange is in desperate need of repairs and will force the highway to close.

If your route to God’s County for those great late summer and early fall football weekends begins in Seattle, pack some patience for the first three games of the year.

The Washington State Department of Transportation is closing State Route 26 because of a rapidly deteriorating bridge over the train tracks just west of the interchange with US 395. The agency had originally planned to replace the bridge in early 2019 but technicians recommended against allowing the bridge to go through another brutal eastern Washington winter without repair. Now, I’m not much of a bridge engineer but I am, uh, inclined to agree with them.