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Stateline bridge engineers pay tribute to kayakers

WEDNESDAY EDITIONS. TOM LUTEY WILL HAVE A STORY. Troy Silte is about to roll through Dead Dog hole on the Spokane River near state line. Dozens of kayakers are playing on the river. (Archive / The Spokesman-Review)
WEDNESDAY EDITIONS. TOM LUTEY WILL HAVE A STORY. Troy Silte is about to roll through Dead Dog hole on the Spokane River near state line. Dozens of kayakers are playing on the river. (Archive / The Spokesman-Review)

PADDLING – The new stateline bridge over the Spokane River, which is expected to open to traffic on Tuesday, features a railing with illustrations of an evergreen tree, symbolizing Washington, and a kayaker.

Give credit to state and county engineers for listening to paddlers concerns and recognizing the area’s importance to recreation:
 

Part of the bridge was reconfigured to avoid affecting Dead Dog Hole, a popular kayaking spot.

Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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