Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
A section of the Yellowstone River is closed while the Twin Bridges Road bridge is demolished in summer 2021.
A section of the Yellowstone River between Reed Point and Columbus is closed as a dangerous deteriorated bridge is removed from the river.
The concrete pier under the old Twin Bridges Road bridge has been so eroded by water and debris flow over the past 90 years that the Montana Department of Transportation determined it was in imminent danger of collapsing into the river and needed to be demolished.
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has closed the stretch of the Yellowstone from the Indian Fort Fishing Access Site southeast of Reed Point to the Holmgren Ranch Fishing Access Site west of Columbus to all boating, floating and fishing until the demolition is finished.
BILLINGS - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) closed a 200-yard stretch of the Yellowstone River east of Reed Point Monday because an old highway bridge is in imminent danger of collapsing into the water.
The Montana Department of Transportation informed FWP this week that the Twin Bridges Road bridge over the Yellowstone River is subject to imminent failure.
The closure for 100 yards upstream and downstream of the bridge will remain in effect until FWP determines that the river is safe for boaters and water users. Timing will depend on when the bridge either fails or is demolished and removed by the Department of Transportation.