LIVINGSTON — A closure on an 8-mile section of the upper Yellowstone River has been lifted now that a damaged railway bridge near U.S. Highway 89 has been removed.
The Highway 89 Bridge fishing access site, which was part of the closure, has also reopened to public access.
The river closure extended from Mayor’s Landing FAS to Sheep Mountain FAS. It’s been in place since July after significant flooding damaged the railway bridge, causing a safety hazard. In August, demolition experts collapsed the structure so it could be torn apart.
Flooding along the Yellowstone has moved downstream, as seen in this video of the Yellowstone River where it meets the Bighorn River east of Billings.Â
