Add to ALL preparedness kits: Green cash money....suprising how that can come in handy (as with us during the Northridge shaker) when the power’s out for a few days.
Incident: 0506 Type: Lane Closure Location: WHITES CANYON RD AT SOLEDAD CANYON RD Zoom Map: 4551 3G info as of: 8/9/2007 9:49:59 AM
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
6:42AM CLOSURE DUE TO THE EARTHQUAKE
6:41AM BTWN SOLEDAD AND VIA PRINCESSA; RD CLOSED; PER SCVSO AWAITING ROAD DEPT TO ARRIVE ; DUE TO ARRIVE AT 0900 ; WILL DETERMINE IF SAFE TO REOPEN RD
latimes.com
There were no immediate reports of injuries, but a six-lane bridge in the city of Santa Clarita, about 12 miles north of Chatsworth, was closed as a precaution after a routine post-quake inspection raised some concerns.
Sheriff’s deputies found minor cracking and small chunks of fallen concrete in the Whites Canyon Bridge that connects to a busy state route.
Officials shut down the bridge for further inspection and traffic was rerouted, said city spokeswoman Gail Ortiz.
“We don’t know if the cracks were preexisting,” said sheriff’s Deputy Mark Wood.
Whites Canyon Bridge, which is 300 feet long, opened about 15 years ago.