Wyoming’s Teton Pass Road Collapses, Governor Declares Emergency

Published on June 9, 2024

A large portion of a mountain road collapsed in Wyoming near the Grand Tetons tourist destination, prompting the governor to declare an emergency soon after, officials in the state confirmed on Saturday. Photos released by the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) of the Teton Pass road show a chasm where the section of highway used to be. “The roadway at milepost 12.8 on Teton Pass, has catastrophically failed, and a long term closure is expected,” the state agency said in a statement, adding that officials “were working in the area to construct a detour around the damage, but the landslide continued to move, taking out the whole road.”...

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