Show Bridges Washed Out OutOn On Vi Virgin gin Rover ver Two or three da day steady rain In Washington count county and a general thaw and rains In Washington count thaw and rains in Iron count county during durIng during dur dur- ing the first flIt of the week caused considerable considerable con con- trouble for tor road forces o over r this section of the state and traffic has been greatly interfered with The principle damage was waa the washing out of the bridge over over the Virgin the Virgin river at and the bridge at Big R Meadow wash on the Zion Mt Carmel tunnel road The washout has bas forced I Interstate buss passenger lines linea to transfer their passengers to the railroad railroad rail raU road here sending them south via Lund The Meadow bridge has closed the Mt Carmel road for several days day to c come e. e i Other sections have received minor damage a culvert on the Mo Cedar dena road was as washed out making that route impassable for a time aru and the Lund Cedar-Lund road has bas been ex extremely extremely extremely ex- ex heavy beavy although cars have hav been able to get thru The bridge on the Zion Mt Carmel Cannel Carmelat at Big Meadow wash about five miles mile west of Mt Carmel was wrecked b ba by bya a landslide which followed the warm weather and constant rains that have hav visited that region The structure was of or wood with steel stringers with pile formation Fears Pears had been felt that the site lite might prove unstable and the structure structure structure ture was not of an expensive type The bridge has about an 80 foot foo span and was 35 or 40 feet above th the bed of the wash It may take a few days to construct a temporary roa road and crossing that will be safe for fic R. R Gam Cann district engineer of th the Panguitch Kanab Kanab section an and Mourice Housecroft bridge engineer of or th the road has Rhe khe work o of opening the road in char charge |