Rockslide shut down State Route 11 for hours near Oyster Creek, WA
BELLINGHAM, Wash. - State Route 11 was shut down for half of Saturday due to a rockslide in an area south of Bellingham.
Traffic authorities say large boulders, some the size of cars, blocked all lanes just north of Oyster Creek in northwestern Washington in the area of Chuckanut Drive near Fairhaven Park.
SR-11 rockslide north of Oyster Creek, WA (Mike Linebrink)
State Patrol law enforcement were on the scene since the early morning hours until the early afternoon breaking up the boulders, assessing damage and aiding traffic efforts in the area.
Drivers had to make alternate routes traveling through the area for a good part of November 2.
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