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Yellowstone National Park receives funding from Great American Outdoors Act for $118 million replacement of Yellowstone River Bridge - NPS
Yellowstone National Park receives funding from Great American Outdoors Act for $118 million replacement of Yellowstone River Bridge Yellowstone River Bridge closeup NPS/Doug Madsen News Release Date: March 23, 2023 Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park recently awarded an approximately $118 million construction contract to replace the structurally deficient Yellowstone River Bridge on the Northeast Entrance Road near Tower Junction. Funded by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), this project will preserve year-round public access to and from the park’s Northeast Entrance and communities of Silver Gate and Cooke City, Montana. "As a vital piece of the only road corridor in the park that is plowed for winter use, the Yellowstone River Bridge provides visitors and communities with all-season opportunities to enjoy the beauty of the world's first n...