A landslide has blocked one lane of Timber Road north of Strassel Road, Washington County said in a social media post.
An eyewitness told this publication that the landslide was located at the top of the sharp S curves heading towards Highway 6, and that Washington County crews had arrived on scene just after 4 p.m. Saturday.
The landslide was blocking the southbound lane heading toward Highway 6, according to the eyewitness report.
“Avoid the area; use alternate route,” Washington County Land Use and Transportation said.
This is at least the second landslide in the area this year, following a landslide in March that closed Timber Road entirely.
Chas Hundley is the editor of the Banks Post and sister news publications the Gales Creek Journal and the Salmonberry Magazine. He grew up in Gales Creek and has a cat.