Yellowstone Reopens a Key Gateway After Devastating June Flooding
BURLINGTON, Vt. — An old stone gateway on one of the oldest east-west trails in the nation has reopened to the public for the first time in seven years after being battered by a devastating June flood.
The gateway, built in 1825, is located in the city of Burlington and is one of several key structures along the National scenic byway that was rebuilt after flooding in 2010 devastated the city.
The 2011 flood, which killed 14 people, devastated the city and surrounding areas.
Flooding was caused by an exceptionally strong flow of water from the St. Lawrence River, which came down from the Canadian Rockies.
At the height of the flood, officials feared the St. Lawrence River could have overwhelmed the city.
At the time, the gateway was only one of several key structures that were rebuilt in preparation for flooding.
The gateway and other structures include:
– The St. Lawrence Park Pavilion, which is a National Historic Site.
– The St. Lawrence Park Pavilion Hotel, a National Historic Site
– The St. Lawrence Park Bridge, a National Historic Site
– The St. Lawrence Bridge, a National Historic Site
– The St. Lawrence Park Pavilion, a contributing building to the National Historic Site of St. Lawrence Park
– The St. Lawrence Park Pavilion, a National Historic Site
– The St. Lawrence Park Bridge, a National Historic Site.
– The St. Lawrence Park Bridge, a contributing building to the National Historic Site of St. Lawrence Park.
The gateway is still closed to the public.
A National Park Service spokesman said the gateway reopens the public in the hopes of getting people off busy roadways and allowing them to enter the city without the concerns of a heavy storm.
Officials will be working to reopen more key points along the St. Lawrence National Scenic byway, including the Great Manistee