Two and a half years after floodwaters wiped out the bridge from Boulder Canyon Drive to the Red Lion Inn, a new crossing built to withstand a 100-year-flood finally is ready to open.
The bridge, to officially open Jan. 7, also will give hikers, equestrians, snowshoers and skiers access to a newly opened Chapman Drive Trail, which connects Boulder Canyon to Flagstaff Mountain.
The construction of the new bridge was delayed as Chris Mueller, the restaurant’s owner, and the city of Boulder wrangled over who would pay for the new bridge, which cost $400,000.
Mueller submitted plans for a permanent bridge last spring and reached an agreement with Boulder to share costs after the city was able to purchase the Schnell property and complete its plans to finish the Chapman Drive Trail.
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