Barrett Lake Trail Bridge Project

The Hi-Landers 4Wheel Drive Club has worked with the Forrest Service to manage and maintain the Barrett Lake Jeep Trail for 30 years. This not only includes the yearly clearing of the Trail to open it, but also trail and camp site maintenance, along with the closing of unauthorized "reroutes" and the constructing of authorized one. About six years ago the Club started talking with the Forest Service about putting a bridge over Jones Creek. The sight for the bridge, chosen by input from the Hi-Lander and Forest Service, will eliminate not only the fording of Jones Creek but also one of its small tributaries. This fact and the fact that the trail is a multi use trail, makes this bridge a project the Forest Service has continued to move forward on. Todate the chosen location of the bridge has been reviewed and approved by archeologist and engineers for the Forest Service. The project is currently in the Bridge Design phase. The Bridge will be a steel structure approximately 40'-45' in length.

The plan has always been for the bridge itself to be funded by Green Sticker Funds. However, one of the resent changes in the management of Green Sticker Funds is that all projects require some private funding, at least 2S%. The 25% funding includes volunteer labor for a project. We expect to provide volunteer labor for all to the trail reroute to and from the bridge site and as much of the bridge installation itself as we can. However, we also wish to show our sincere interest in this project by providing monetary funding as well.

As four wheel drive enthusiasts we are sure you understand the importance of this project and we are offering you an opportunity to be part of it both monetarily and through volunteering your time. Please contact Frank Funk, Hi-Lander 4 Wheel Drive Club, Conservation Chairman at barrettlakebridge@gotsky.com concerning your contribution.