Imminent dike failure threatens bridge near Bicito Creek, Archuleta County CO
WildfireA dike near Bicito Creek is about to fail, threatening to collapse a walking bridge known as the 501 bridge. There is a potential for debris to enter the river. Authorities have issued a pre-evacuation notice for nearby areas and are working to reinforce the dike to prevent damage.
Audio|Source: Four Corners Area Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Pre-evacuation notice for everybody east of County Road 500 over to Middle Mountain Road and everything north of County Road 501 in the corner of County Road 500.
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It looks like we're going to have an imminent dike failure here on Bicito Creek and we're going to probably lose a bridge here.
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918.
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EM2. Fine.
00:38
If you have GPS coordinates for the bridge in question, you can shoot them to me when you get a chance.
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That would be great. Thank.
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Copy. We're trying to get some personal equipment over there to start trying to reinforce the dike that looks like it's going to go.
00:59
And you give a description or what's the name of this bridge. We're trying to identify which one it is.
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It's the 501 bridge over Bicito Creek, but it's the walking bridge. It's about a mile north of there that looks like it's going to collapse and go into the channel.
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Thank you.
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Alright 6-4, go ahead.
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We're heading your direction, part two.
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I talked to Captain Tana while we're trying to get some equipment over there.
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Also, up by North Bridge, it looks like we're probably going to lose about two large decks into the river,
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and I don't know if there's going to be a debris issue.
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Archuleta County, CO
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