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SR 536 Skagit River Bridge closed eastbound for repainting

Thursday, October 15, 2026

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The SR 536 Skagit River Bridge is closed to eastbound traffic to repaint the bridge. Eastbound vehicles should detour using eastbound SR 20 and southbound I-5. The bridge remains open to westbound traffic. Pedestrians, bicycles, and emergency vehicles may use the bridge in both directions.

📄 Source: WSDOT — Highway Construction & Closures — https://wsdot.wa.gov/travel/road-construction

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SR 536 Skagit River Bridge closed eastbound for repainting“536 [24 mi from Bellingham]: The SR 536 Skagit River Bridge is closed to eastbound traffic to repaint the bridge. Eastbound vehicles should detour using eastbound SR 20 and southbound I-5.”
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Eastbound SR 536 Skagit River Bridge closed for repainting, detour required; westbound open.“536 [24 mi from Bellingham]: The SR 536 Skagit River Bridge is closed to eastbound traffic to repaint the bridge. Eastbound vehicles should detour using eastbound SR 20 and southbound I-5. The bridge remains open to westbound traffic. Pedestrians bicycles and emergency vehicles may use the bridge in both directions.”
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The SR 536 Skagit River Bridge is closed to eastbound traffic to repaint the bridge. Eastbound vehicles should detour using eastbound SR 20 and southbound I-5. The bridge remains open to westbound traffic. Pedestrians, bicycles, and emergency vehicles may use the bridge in both directions.“The SR 536 Skagit River Bridge is closed to eastbound traffic to repaint the bridge. Eastbound vehicles should detour using eastbound SR 20 and southbound I-5.”

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WSDOT highway construction and road closures within 50 miles of Bellingham — 10/15/2026:

542 [11 mi from Bellingham]: Daily from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. beginning Monday, Oct. 5 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, State Route 542 traffic from Finsrud Road (milepost 11) to James Road (milepost 17) will alternate with flaggers for utilities work.
Effective: Oct 1, 2026, 3:50 PM
Expected end: Oct 16, 2026, 2:30 PM

005 [12 mi from Bellingham]: Northbound I-5 will be reduced to a single lane from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly Monday, Oct. 12, through Friday morning, Oct. 16, near the Alger/Lake Samish Road exit (milepost 240-242) for construction as part of a project correcting 17 barriers to fish migration.
Effective: Oct 9, 2026, 9:22 AM
Expected end: Oct 16, 2026, 5:00 AM

020 [22 mi from Bellingham]: The temporary speed limit on eastbound and westbound SR 20 is 40 mph near Campbell Lake Road (mileposts 45.48 to 46.62) during a six-month settlement period. An advisory speed of 30 mph is posted through a curve where banking was removed.

Construction of a new roundabout at the intersection will resume in spring 2027.
Effective: Sep 4, 2026, 8:25 AM

536 [24 mi from Bellingham]: Expect intermittent closures of the sidewalk over the SR 536 Skagit River Bridge to pedestrians, bicyclists and people using mobility devices between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily to sand blast the western span of the bridge. When the sidewalk is closed, a free, ADA-complaint shuttle service will be available, with pickup locations on both sides of the river.
 
More on project webpage.
Effective: Oct 7, 2026, 8:54 AM

536 [24 mi from Bellingham]: The SR 536 Skagit River Bridge is closed to eastbound traffic to repaint the bridge. Eastbound vehicles should detour using eastbound SR 20 and southbound I-5.

The bridge remains open to westbound traffic. Pedestrians bicycles and emergency vehicles may use the bridge in both directions.

More information on project webpage
Effective: Jun 5, 2026, 9:06 AM

009 [36 mi from Bellingham]: Northbound and southbound SR 9 will alternate from 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, to 5 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, near Finn Settlement Road (milepost 36) for utility work.
Effective: Oct 9, 2026, 12:02 PM
Expected end: Oct 16, 2026, 5:00 AM

525 [41 mi from Bellingham]: Northbound and southbound SR 525 will alternate from 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, to 5 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, near Admiral Drive (milepost 30) for utility work.
Effective: Oct 12, 2026, 8:07 AM
Expected end: Oct 16, 2026, 5:00 AM