Forest Service Closes Bridge Fire Area for Safety

Release Date: Sep 20, 2024

Contact(s): Dana Dierkes, 626-698-8482

ARCADIA, Calif., Sept. 20, 2024 — The Angeles National Forest has issued a Bridge Fire Area Closure Order from September 21, 2024, through December 31, 2025. This closure order covers only National Forest System roads, trails, and other facilities impacted by the Bridge Fire within the Angeles National Forest. These areas will be closed for public safety and to facilitate recovery of the natural resources and landscape affected by this wildfire. Closures will include some recreational sites in the Mt. Baldy, Wrightwood, East Fork, and other areas of the forest. For a full description of the closure area, including maps and lists of roads, trails, and specific facilities under this order, visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/angeles.

 

Additional closures may still be in place on roads managed and maintained by other agencies inside the forest. Most major roads in the Angeles National Forest are not managed or maintained by the USDA Forest Service, but instead by:

• CALTRANS Road Information (e.g., Angeles Crest Hwy—State Route. 2, State Route 39) - https://roads.dot.ca.gov/
• Los Angeles County Road Closures (Bouquet Canyon Rd, San Francisquito Rd, Mt. Wilson Rd, etc.) - https://dpw.lacounty.gov/roadclosures/
• San Bernardino County Road Conditions (Mt. Baldy area, some roads in Wrightwood) - https://dpw.sbcounty.gov/operations/road-closures/
• And other entities - https://www.fs.usda.gov/angeles
   

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