Hurricane Irene floods Keene/Keene Valley area Marcy Dam Bridge lost

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By Diane Chase

This WPTZ video of the flooding shows just some of the damage around the Adirondack High Peaks area.  Here are more pictures as well as a video of the bridge around the Whiteface/Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumps. So much flooding, so much to overcome.

Phil Brown with Adirondack Explorer reports on the loss of the Marcy Dam Bridge and devastation to the Adirondack Loj road.

Update: The Cloudsplitter Gondola and Veteran's Memorial Highway are currently closed while damage from Irene is accessed. Please note Route 86 between Lake Placid and Whiteface is also closed at this time.




photos are the © of WTPZ.com and only used to direct people to the WTPZ video and warn visitors of the damage of the Routes of 73 and 9 in the Adirondack Park. 

Diane Chase is the author of Adirondack Family Time: Tri-Lakes and High Peaks (Your Four-Season Guide to Over 300 Activities) for the towns of Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Jay/Upper Jay, Wilmington, Keene/Keene Valley which is available online or bookstores/museums/sporting good stores. Diane is currently working on the second guidebook in the four-book series of Adirondack Family Activities.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Does anyone know if the route from Lake george to old forge is clear for travel after Irene.
August 29, 2011 at 10:50:00 AM EDT
Diane said…
Hi. Here is a link to all road closures in and around the Adirondack Park. I hope that helps. Safe travel!
http://www.511ny.org/traffic.aspx
August 29, 2011 at 3:16:00 PM EDT
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