KEMMERER — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) completed construction on the new Smithsfork Bridge on BLM Road #4213, locally known as Dry Fork Road, on September 14.

The BLM removed the bridge on June 13 to rebuild, and Dry Fork Road was closed to all traffic while construction was underway.

Dry Fork Road provides the main route to the upper Smithsfork River watershed, and while the bridge was under construction there was no alternative BLM access across the river. The road is once again open to the public with the new Smithsfork Bridge providing access across the river.