RICHWOOD, W.Va. (WVDN) – Monongahela National Forest officials have closed Forest Road 76 (Cranberry Road) between the North Fork Shelter and the Dogway Shelter to permit construction work on the Birchlog Run and Tumbling Rock Run bridges.
Active construction is expected to end sometime in November 2024 for the winter and resume in Spring 2025. Both bridges have been removed and new structures are anticipated to be installed by July 2025.
Visitors are advised to exercise caution in the project area along Forest Road 76 and Forest Road 102. Visitors are further advised to avoid the bridge sites while construction activities are underway. A significant increase in truck and equipment traffic on Forest Road 76 and Forest Road 102 is expected during the project. Pedestrian traffic in the area is permissible when construction is not actively taking place. Please note that Birchlog Run and Tumbling Rock Run streams will have to be forded on foot.
Further information may be obtained at https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/mnf/alerts-notices.
