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May 31, 2005 - Engineers Begin Assessment of Beartooth Highway Damage

From the Independent Record:

“A team of engineers and a landslide expert are preparing to assess the mudslide damage to the Beartooth Highway, hoping to make their initial inspection on Thursday by flying to the trouble spots by helicopter,” the Montana Department of Transportation said.

Much of the highway between Red Lodge and Yellowstone National Park, via Cooke City, can’t be reached by vehicle, said DOT spokeswoman Charity Watt Levis.

Heavy rain and snow storms across the Beartooth Plateau this past week caused major damage, “like missing road,” she said.

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