Megan Hawks can’t get into Yellowstone.
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Video footage shows Carbella Bridge in the Gardiner area, otherwise known as Tom Miner Bridge, collapsing amid a disastrous flood.
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The swollen Rescue Creek flows over a washed-out bridge in Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park
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Aerial video taken from a helicopter of a paved road, eroded and washed out in several places due to high water levels in adjacent river.
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The swollen Gardner River damages North Entrance Road in Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park
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The swollen Rescue Creek flows over a washed-out bridge in Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park
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