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Pickup nearly reaches collapsed bridge over Colorado’s Piedra River
Colorado Parks & Wildlife shared video of a pickup approaching a collapsed bridge over the Piedra River in southwestern Colorado.
Workers waved and shouted at the driver, who stopped in time and reversed away from the edge.
The bridge on US 160 had collapsed amid historic flooding in the region after heavy rainfall.
The vehicle had passed a roadblock meant to keep traffic away from the missing bridge.
The incident shows the danger of entering roads that have been closed during flooding.
Conditions are changing, and the agency says recovery from the disaster will take considerable time.
A pickup truck nearly drove into the Piedra River after approaching a collapsed bridge in southwestern Colorado.
Workers waved and shouted warnings, and the truck stopped just in time and reversed away.
Colorado Parks & Wildlife said the driver had passed a roadblock on a road near the bridge over US 160.
The bridge was gone after heavy rainfall triggered flooding across the region.
The agency shared video of the incident on November 2.
- Who
- A pickup truck driver approached the collapsed bridge. Workers tried to warn the driver.
- What
- The pickup nearly reached the collapsed bridge, then stopped and reversed away.
- When
- The video was shared on November 2, 2026. The incident date is not stated.
- Where
- At the bridge over the Piedra River on US 160 in southwestern Colorado.
- Why
- Heavy rainfall triggered flooding that led to the bridge’s collapse. The driver’s reason for approaching the bridge is not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The bridge over the Piedra River was reported gone after flooding across the region.
A pickup approached the collapsed bridge; workers warned the driver, and the truck stopped and reversed away.
Colorado Parks & Wildlife shared video of the incident.
- River
- Piedra River
- Road
- US 160
- Location
- Southwestern Colorado
- Agency
- Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW)
- Video shared
- November 2, 2026
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What people are saying
Don’t be the person who blows through a Colorado Department of Transportation roadblock and almost drives into the Piedra River where the bridge over US 160 no longer exists. Despite our patrols blocking roads, this still almost happened.
This is a dynamic situation with conditions changing hourly.
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Don't be the person who blows through a CDOT roadblock and almost drives into the Piedra River where the bridge over US 160 no longer exists. Despite our patrols blocking roads, this still almost happened.