As trails near Mount Rainier thaw this spring and summer, check out these waterfall hikes in the area (plus a miniature ...

Washington officials have closed the only bridge to the northwest corner of the park over safety concerns. And they might not ...

The Washington State Department of Transportation said it's evaluating several options to address the structurally unsafe ...

The Fairfax bridge spans the Carbon River and connects Pierce County to popular parts of Mount Rainier National Park, like ...

One of the world’s oldest national parks, Mount Rainier became part of the federal system in 1899, shortly after its last eruption. Park status was the culmination of a long campaign by John ...

The Fairfax bridge over the Carbon River in Pierce County has permanently closed after the Washington Department of ...

This list of stories illustrates how the closure of the Carbon River Fairfax Bridge cuts off direct access to Mount Rainier National Park from state Route 165. The 103-year-old, single-lane bridge ...

Closing the bridge was our last option,” Steve Roark, a WSDOT administrator, said in the release. “We fully understand the ...

The Carbon River Fairfax Bridge, which connects State Route 165 to Mount Rainier National Park. The bridge is closing permanently due to safety concerns from the steel deteriorating. The rust is ...

Officials are still grappling with the complications that come from closing the Carbon River Fairfax Bridge – a 103-year-old bridge that was the only way to access key areas of Mount Rainier National ...