'Incredible moving bridge' gets weight limits

Truckers will soon have to abide by new rules to cross Whitman County’s Hatley Bridge on the Wawawai -Pullman Road which spans Union Flat Creek near the top of the Wawawai grade.

Public Works Director Mark Storey reported to commissioners Monday that Nicholls Engineering of Spokane recommended lowering the weight limit on the bridge, which is affectionately dubbed “the incredible moving bridge.”

Storey said Nicholls’ inspection found the concrete bridge deck moved enough off its foundation to require load restrictions.

Because it is on a “fairly critical truck route,” Storey asked commissioner...