Staff at Zion National Park have officially reopened the historic Emerald Pools Bridge, an important link for hikers accessing the iconic Emerald Pools Trail system. The bridge has been closed for a two-year period of construction in which is was relocated 100ft (30.5m) upstream from its original position.
The lengthy project involved lifting the historic bridge off its original foundations, which were deemed unstable when the concrete was found to be shifting and crumbling as the ground moved around them. The ground movement was occurring because of Zion's unpredictable environmental pressures, which include flash floods and landslides.
