Willow Creek Slide, Idaho - Idaho Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

The pull off is large enough for large vehicles to pull over and read these signs.

Marker Name: Willow Creek Slide Marker Type: Roadside Marker Text: "Willow Creek Slide A spectacular avalanche, Feb 10, 1903, swept away part of a trestle--300 feet high--that let Northern Pacific Railway trains descend from this pass since 1890. An engine that plunged 80 feet was buried in 30 feet of snow; a passenger car dangled over open space; and a caboose with 8 people dropped into a deep snowbank. Miraculously, everyone aboard survived that terror-stricken trip. Bua a new, less hazardous grade replaced that trestle route. #373" County: Shoshone City: Mullen Group Responsible for Placement: State of Idaho Marker Number: 373 Web link(s) for additional information: http://itd.idaho.gov/hmg/ http://www.untraveledroad.com/USA/IdahoHList.htm Date Dedicated: Not listed

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