North Bend resident Willie Wiseman’s new home made it all the way from Millersburg, Ore., to North Bend.

But the modular home had one final hurdle to cross: the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River.

The aging span of the Mount Si Bridge was too small, and the new Mount Si Bridge, being constructed alongside the old structure, doesn’t have a deck yet.

The solution: pull it across the temporary timber construction bridge using a remote-controlled tractor.

Mowat Construction Co. of Woodinville agreed to pull all their equipment across the wooden bridge at the end of their work day on Tuesday, Jan. 22, to let Wiseman’s home roll by.

Bridge work

Mount Si Bridge is a lifeline route for residents on the north side of the Middle Fork, providing sole access to about 400 homes. Replacing it is a priority for the King County Department of Roads and Transportation, which has been patching and repairing it for decades.

A King County landmark, the 1914 bridge is the oldest Pratt Truss bridge in King County Road Services’ inventory. Originally, it was one of two trusses built over the White River between Buckley and Enumclaw. It was moved to the Mount Si location in 1955.

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