2 cross-state highways – US 2 and SR 20 – closed amid wildfire, mudslides
Sep 15, 2022, 8:55 AM
SR 20, US 2 closed - Massive mudslides closed SR 20 over the mountains on Sept. 14 and a wildfire that started on Sept. 10 closed 18 miles of US 2, including Stevens Pass (Photo from KIRO 7)
(Photo from KIRO 7)
Two cross-state highways — U.S. 2 and state Route 20 — are closed over their passes, leaving drivers with fewer options to cross the Cascades.
US 2 over Stevens Pass has been closed since Saturday after the Bolt Creek Fire erupted north of Skykomish. The fire above the highway has burned out trees and loosened rocks, spilling them onto the road.
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Eighteen miles of the highway remain closed from milepost 31.7, about 2 miles east of Gold Bar, to milepost 49, west of Stevens Pass.
There is no estimated time for when the highway will reopen.
On Wednesday night, SR 20, also known as the North Cascades Highway, was hit by a series of massive mudslides near Mazama, closing the highway across the mountains.
Heads up! The North Cascades Highway is now closed. SR 20 closed at MP 146 to prevent drivers from getting too close to this situation near Mazama. https://t.co/Mfj0vK1gpw
— WSDOT North (@wsdot_north) September 15, 2022
The highway is closed between MP 134 near the Ross trailhead and MP 173 near Mazama.
Troopers said drivers should be prepared for an increase in traffic on Interstate 90, since Snoqualmie is the closest open mountain pass.
Good morning. Something to note if you’re crossing the state: Both US 2 and SR 20 are closed. US 2 for fire, SR 20 for mudslides. That means heavier than normal traffic on other cross-state highways like I-90 so please be prepared and patient. https://t.co/O0YiDwaISX
— Washington State DOT (@wsdot) September 15, 2022
