Denali builds $230m bridge over moving landslide 5 years after road was cut

In August 2021, a massive landslide in Denali National Park and Preserve tore apart a section of the park's only road, cutting off vehicle access to destinations deep inside the Alaska wilderness. Five years later, a new bridge now spans the unstable ground where the road once crossed the slope. As reported by Alaska Public Media, the completion of the Pretty Rocks Bridge marks a major step toward restoring full use of the Denali Park Road. According to the National Park Service (NPS), the roughly $230 million project includes a 475-foot steel truss bridge built across the active landslide near Mile 45. The bridge reconnects the eastern and western portions of the road and is designed as a long-term solution rather than another attempt to keep rebuilding a roadway across moving ground.