Elwha
3. Highway 101 to river mouth (ocean surf)
December 10, 2024
New Bridge
| Reporter | Thomas O'Keefe |
In 2024 Washington DOT opened the new Elwha River Bridge on Highway 101. The pilings of the old bridge were sitting on top of alluvial material and the bridge had to be replaced. American Whitewater advocated for an area to park and a place to access the river at the site of the old Elwha Resort where the bridge is located had a take out for rafters at the head of the former reservoir.