Hoffstadt Creek Bridge To Mount St. Helens
by Connie Fox
Title
Hoffstadt Creek Bridge To Mount St. Helens
Artist
Connie Fox
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Photograph - Outdoor Color Photo Landscapes Landmarks And Transportation
Description
Hoffstadt Creek Bridge, in the blowdown zone on the route to the active volcano Mount St. Helens, Washington, and near the debris dam built to stop the debris flow from its May 18, 1980 eruption. The bridge is part of Spirit Lake Memorial Highway (SR 504), which opened in 1992. Hoffstadt Creek Bridge, one of fourteen new bridges, is 2,340 feet (713.23 m) long and 370 feet (112.78 m) high.
The blowdown zone is an irregularly shaped area within the blast zone extending from four to seventeen miles from the crater of Mount St. Helens. In that area, trees were knocked down by the force of the eruption but were not disintegrated or carried away.
The blast zone refers to the entire area around Mount St. Helens that was affected by the heat and force of the eruption, approximately 234 square miles. It does not include the area affected only by ashfall, which included my property in Houston, Texas. The inner blast zone is the area directly to the north of Mount St. Helens and most heavily impacted by the heat and blast of the 1980 eruption. In places it extends as far as eight miles from the crater.
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FEATURED on the homepages of Premium FAA Artists, Beauty, and FAA Featured Images, January 2014. Featured in May 2014 in Weekly Fun For All Mediums. Featured on the homepage of USA Photographers, August 2019. My thanks!
A TOP FINISHER in the Paved Mountain Roads contest, June 2019.
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January 21st, 2014
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Comments (20)
E Faithe Lester
Dropped by to view your Hoffstadt Creek Bridge -- this appears to be a spring or summer shot. Impressive!
Connie Fox replied:
Not sure when you stopped by, Faithe, but thanks for doing so! You're right: This was shot in the summertime--late August. What a beautiful area now, but so bittersweet and sobering.
Connie Fox
Thank you, Chrisann Ellis, for featuring "Hoffstadt Creek Bridge to Mount St. Helens" in Weekly Fun For All Mediums!
Connie Fox
Thank you, Robert, for featuring "Hoffstadt Creek Bridge to Mount St. Helens" in FAA Featured Images! Great news. New growth can be seen in places such as this, and the bridge looked especially beautiful framed by so much green.
Connie Fox
Thank you, James, for featuring "Hoffstadt Creek Bridge to Mount St. Helens in Beauty! I really appreciate that.
Connie Fox
Beverly, thank you for your kind words and vote. I really appreciate your support for this image.
Connie Fox
What a great compliment, Robert. I so appreciate what you said. Thank you, too, for your vote, fave, and promotion. Super-nice of you to do that!
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