Overnight closure likely on SR 104 after brush fire spreads to wires in Jefferson County
Aug 27, 2026, 5:04 PM | Updated: 5:08 pm
Crews respond to a brush fire on SR 104. (Photo courtesy of WSP)
(Photo courtesy of WSP)
Both directions of SR 104 near Southpoint Road are still blocked Thursday due to a brush fire that spread to telephone wires, and the road may be closed overnight.
Washington State Patrol (WSP) Trooper Katherine Weatherwax said the fire department confirmed the road will likely be closed for the rest of the night as crews ordered more helicopters and trucks to the area.
“Please use patience as this will highly affect traffic getting across the bridge,” Weatherwax stated around 4 p.m.
#update2: Fire estimates the road will be closed overnight. They have ordered more helicopters and more trucks to the area.
Please use patience as this will highly affect traffic getting across the bridge. pic.twitter.com/gorxGLoM2T
— Trooper Katherine Weatherwax (@wspd8pio) August 27, 2026
The closure began at 1:07 p.m. and will remain in effect until further notice, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced.
Weatherwax confirmed that the fire started from the branches and spread upward toward the wires. At 2:15 p.m., Weatherwax said the roadway remained closed.
WSDOT advised people to plan extra time for travel on SR 104 west of the Hood Canal Bridge.
Westbound traffic is detouring at Paradise Bay Road, and eastbound traffic is detouring at SR 19.
Plan extra travel time on SR 104 west of the Hood Canal Bridge. Both directions are closed until further notice near South Point RD for a brush fire. WB SR 104 traffic is detouring at Paradise Bay RD. EB SR 104 traffic is detouring at SR 19. https://t.co/HUGa1WTJfY https://t.co/26nXik1wL0 pic.twitter.com/K9NhBoZFOf
— WSDOT Tacoma (@wsdot_tacoma) August 27, 2026
Weatherwax advised travelers to use Center Road or Southpoint Road to avoid the closure.
🔥#JeffersonCounty: SR 104 at MP 10 near Southpoint Road is blocked due to a fire that started from branches going into wires.
Please use Center Rd or Southpoint Rd to get around the area. pic.twitter.com/Q71uJjWcV9
— Trooper Katherine Weatherwax (@wspd8pio) August 27, 2026
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