A 15-year-old hiking bridge spanning the uneven banks of Thorn Creek was deemed “unsafe” because horizontal beams are splintering.

A broken trail bridge on a popular waterfall hike near Florence is scheduled to be replaced in June, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Sweet Creek Trail, located 10 miles south of Mapleton and ...

Future improvements to the Chambers Creek Canyon Trail beyond this second phase (which might include additional bridges and trails) are not funded as of Wednesday, Wood said.