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Steve from Boynton beach on 1/27/2021 4:16:25 PM:

Has the state issued any guidance on when or if this bridge will ever be rebuilt
Thank you

Bill in Houston from Houston on 1/28/2021 9:47:10 AM:

How many years ago was that? And they haven't said anything? I think that's your guidance, unfortunately.

cyclist73 from Sikeston on 1/28/2021 7:45:20 PM:

Salt Creek bridge west of Rocheport was destroyed by flooding late spring of 2019. Considering the magnitude of the damage, it will likely be 2-3-4 years before a replacement is designed, funded, and installed. Hard to imagine it won't be replaced as the DNR recommended on-road detour along U S. 40 is dangerous in the extreme!

John Scanlan from Hilton Head Island, SC on 1/29/2021 3:56:45 PM:

Where can I find a map of that Salt Creek Bridge detour?

Steve from Boynton Beach on 1/29/2021 7:41:16 PM:

Google earth
From Roachport follow trail west apx 1 mile.
You will see hwy 40 cross over trail at same spot trail crosses Salt creek

Jerry Whittle from Belleville on 1/30/2021 8:13:21 AM:

If it hasn't been raining lately, it's easy to walk across the creek. Just about 100 feet south of the trail there's path used by farmers to cross the creek. It's concrete and when I crossed it last September, it was almost completely dry. Of course if it's been raining, it could be unpassable. The hardest part was pushing a tandem up the levee.

T Milligan from Franklin, TN on 2/7/2021 8:13:12 AM:

Here is a link to a short video I took crossing Salt Creek (West to East) in Oct 2020. When the water is low, crossing is not an issue.

https://youtu.be/8j9WKNrIkzo

T Milligan from Franklin,TN on 2/7/2021 2:30:06 PM:

OK - that previous video resolution was miserable. I re-rendered that segment and here is a better clip of the Katy Trail Salt Creek unofficial crossing:

https://youtu.be/1yk1wDzYNnA

Dan Paradis Terodactyle from Lincoln NH on 2/9/2021 3:46:58 PM:

I also walked my bike across a little south of the Bridge last May. On the return trip a week later the water level was too high (rain).

Peter from California on 3/23/2021 4:59:50 PM:

To T. Milligan: Thanks for posting the video of the Salt Creek detour. I always worry about making a wrong turn on a detour & getting lost, your video was a big help.

Steve from Salida Co on 3/25/2021 9:28:18 AM:

Is there a safe road option to get around the creek?

Jerry Whittle from Belleville on 3/26/2021 8:16:52 AM:

Here's a link to the official detour. Safe is a relative word. I haven't heard of anyone being injured taking this detour but I also wouldn't want to be the first. I've ridden on worse roads over the years and would take this detour if the "unofficial" detour wasn't available.

https://mostateparks.com/advisory/79936/temporary-trail-detours-katy-trail-state-park

MapMedic from KCMO on 3/26/2021 11:04:59 AM:

LOL! I was using Google maps and streetview to check out the official detour. There is a guy digging up ditch weed along the highway. I was able to create a link. And the truck he's in has a company name on it.
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.9878351,-92.5711977,3a,26.8y,185.95h,79.37t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1siigdOTKTHSg7rVuzvFfohw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Bill in Houston from Houston on 3/26/2021 1:37:46 PM:

I always wondered if this would be a better ridearound. https://goo.gl/maps/aHVkZbzme6LL4Sy4A

MapMedic from KCMO on 3/26/2021 2:34:12 PM:

Bill: Distance wise is nearly the same as the detour that puts riders on 40 Hwy. It does add a few hundred feet of elevation. Me personally I would investigate the low water crossing and utilize it to cross, but only if safe to do so. There is a video link posted above to that unauthorized
option.

Bill in Houston from Houston on 3/26/2021 3:50:42 PM:

After seeing the video, the low water crossing looks safely wadeable even in a couple feet of water. Far preferable to riding on the highway.

Gary from Near Tebbetts on 3/26/2021 5:50:51 PM:

Just a couple feet of water of water? Be seeing you as you float by in the Missouri River :-)

Marlin from Metamora, il on 3/26/2021 6:24:40 PM:

I ran the trail last fall in about 3 1/2 days. The salt creek bridge (lack thereof) was no issue. I barely got my feet wet. If heavy rain might be different. The rock slide before Rocheport going east is actually a boulder slide. I was able to climb over it but impossible with a bike. Interesting factoid: no one knows where Machens is ??

Marlin from Metamora,il on 3/26/2021 6:28:49 PM:

Re : boulder slide. In early comment i said it was west of Rocheport. I meant Portland. ??

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