Flooding closes US 40

Floodwaters wash over parts of US 40 between Craig and Steamboat Springs on April 13, 2023.
Floodwaters wash over parts of US 40 between Craig and Steamboat Springs on April 13, 2023.(Colorado Department of Transportation)
Published: Apr. 13, 2023 at 12:02 PM MDT
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CRAIG, Colo. (KKCO) - US 40 between Craig and Steamboat Springs was closed by flooding Thursday morning after water flooded over a bridge in Hayden.

Floodwaters are reportedly receding as of 11:15 a.m. Thursday, and CDOT says that the road may reopen after 12 p.m.

Flooding is expected across Colorado as the weather warms and record snowpack melts.