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Posted by BisonGuy (24.119.152.239) on 11:29:45 05/14/2008
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - A section of Yellowstone National Park's Grand Loop Road south of Canyon Junction has been temporarily closed after the road collapsed.
Park officials say no one was traveling on that section of the road when it slumped Monday.
The break is about a mile south of Canyon Junction, between the road to the Canyon Corrals and south end of the North Rim Drive.
When the roadbed subsided Monday afternoon, it caused a break in the underlying water main which serves the Canyon area. The rushing water further undercut the roadbed.
Park maintenance crews were as_sessing the damage Tuesday in preparation for emergency repairs to the water line and the road. Officials say they hope to have the road reopened to travel Thursday morning.
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