WILKESON, Wash. — The fate of a connection to a part of Mount Rainier National Park hangs in limbo as the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) considers options for the state Route 165 Fairfax Bridge.

The bridge, which has been closed since April, posed safety concerns due to the structural integrity of the bridge's steel supports. WSDOT made the decision to permanently close the bridge on April 22.

Now, WSDOT is considering two options following a planning study. One of those options keeps the bridge permanently closed.

"This fall, a WSDOT design team will start preliminary engineering and the environmental review phase on the two alternatives being advanced from the planning study," said Cara Mitchell with WSDOT in a statement to KING 5.

She said those alternatives are rep

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