Tonto Creek bridge set to open this month in common flooding area

Clayton Klapper is a Real-Time Editor at ABC15 Arizona.

TONTO BASIN, AZ — The Tonto Creek bridge in Gila County is set to open at the end of May, according to county officials.

When the creek floods, the dirt road crossings in the area can oftentimes become impassable and dangerous.About half of the residents in the remote community of Tonto Basin live on the east side of the creek, isolated from many services on the west side when the creek floods. In November 2019, the Rawlings family tried to drive their oversized military-style vehicle through a part of Tonto Creek called Bar X Crossing. It's about five miles south of where the bridge has been built.

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