Show Record High Water Endangers Colorado River Bridge at Moab Fed by contle co s streams it ir II west western ern cm and eastern Utah as asa asa asa a l of the unprecedented arm ss arm eather of the past 10 days the river is at flood stage and the prospects are arc that the river nver will continue to rise for at least t two tao 0 more weeks Usually the crest of the high nater a ter occurs be bet between t teen een May 25 and June 10 The river already Is threatening the Moab I bridge and if tle the flood Continues to increase strenuous meas res will have to be adopted to save the budge The water ater now IS within fi the five e feet of the floor of the bridge A continued rise nse in the fib fio v will aill III place the bridge in s rious bus lous danger and if the flood should use two tao t 0 or thee ti more feet ti 11 e e nih will III be doomed a COl coi ding to experienced e rl ris erm 11 Drift a cumulating on the pieis s till a terrific e on the bridge and guards are being placed on duty to logs and deblis flom lodging on the structure structure turn ture The entire 10 el part of Moab saucy alley is water A lake three miles in length and two tao t 0 miles wide has been created It has been at least 15 years since the high nater ater has been so noticeable in Moab Aide Ide A ide from the dinger of losing the bridge there will III be little or orno orno orno no damage to Moab valley It is possible the highway north of the bridge may be flooded as theater the ater Is no v within a foot of the pave pavement pavement pavement ment The Colorado river road be bet bet t S een Moab and Castle valley has b en wider under Iter in numerous places for the past several ys d and is closed to traffic |