Livingston Weekly

Livingston Out LoudNinth Street Bridge Slide Show

Lynn Weaver has put together a comprehensive slide show of the collapse of the bridge, including some phenomenal shots of a log being lifted from the river by machinery on the bridge and components of the new temporary bridge which have arrived now in Livingston:

Livingston Out Loud Slide Show

Bridge Holding on by a ThreadLocal Population EnthralledVideo, Photos and Area Reports

(Photo by Lindsay Wright)

(Artwork by Edd Enders)

The Ninth Street Island Bridge in Happier Times.

Mid-city Livingston seems more like downtown Chicago as local residents flock to the site of the collapsing Ninth Street Island bridge in droves with cameras, on bikes, pushing strollers, toting picnics and bringing the whole family of kids and dogs to witness the end of an era as the bridge heaves its final solid breaths.

As a resident of Ninth Street near the currently collapsing bridge, the street in front of my home has been teeming with people all afternoon and helicopters have buzzed above as resistant island residents are finally evacuated from their houses. On the sidewalk in front of my home, virtually every notable Livingston resident has wandered by, from Edd Enders to Susan Ellis, John Grant and more, all headed down to the river to witness Livingston history.

The Yellowstone river is expected to crest at its highest point in decades this week, and the bridge will be an obvious casualty of this year's flood season.

According to the Montana Department of Transportation, a temporary replacement bridge should be installed within the week.

—Reilly Neill news@livingstonweekly.com

For more information, detailed reports and photos, click on the following links:

Billings KULR Channel 8 Video of Bridge Collapsing

Local Photographer's Coverage of Impending Collapse

Livingston Enterprise Coverage

Bozeman Chronicle Coverage

Great Falls Tribune Coverage

AP Wire Story

9th Street Island Bridge BuckledIsland Closed, Area Flood Warnings

Livingston Bridge Expected to Collapse
National Weather Service Flood Warnings