8 months after the storm in Middleton, both bridges along the Pheasant Branch Corridor trail between Parmenter and Park have reopened

Video and photos by Retiring Guy

Bridge #1

Bridge #2

Original 11/20/2018 post starts here.

The route

The photos

Starting out from Parmenter Street

Photos by Retiring Guy

Proceed with caution

Bridge out, as all 5 of them are between Parmenter and Century.  The steppingstones used to be the only way to proceed.  (Note the abundance of sand.)

 Retention pond not designed for a 1000-year storm

One of numerous locations of floodwater erosion

More sand deposits

In the vicinity of the red arrow above the 3rd and 4th arrows (from left on map).  Bridge to path leading to Kromrey Middle School out of commission.

Almost looks as though August 20th never happened

Still some debris to be cleared out.  The view is a lot more open than it used to be.

A view from Park Street, 

After the storm in Middleton (and Madison) posts:
August 2018
Pheasant Branch Trail at Park Street (part 2).  (8/21/2018)
Powerwashing between the Beltline and Parmenter Street.  (8/22/2018)
Along Pheasant Branch Creek east of Parmenter Street.  (8/23/2018)
Costco and environs.  (8/23/2018 update)
Entrance to Esser Place parking lot, then and now.  (8/24/2018)
Longmeadow Drive and Stricker's Pond, then and now.  (8/24/2018)
Greenway Station is open for business.  (8/24/2018 update)
Views of Pheasant Branch Creek from Parmenter Street bridge.  (8/25/2018 update)
Intersection of U.S. highway 14 and Deming Way.  (8/27/2018 update)
Century Avenue and entrances to Pheasant Branch Conservancy trails.  (8/27/2018)
UW Health administration office building.  (8/27/2018)
Longmeadow Gulch.  (8/28/2018)

September 1-15, 2018

Stricker's Park.  (9/4/2018 update)

Flooding in East Washington/East Mifflin area of Madison.  (9/7/2018)
The dual dead ends of Middleton Street.  (9/10/2018 update)
Stricker's Pond footpath.  (9/11/2018 update)
Confluence Pond expands to become Confluence Lake (and back again).  (9/12/2018 update)
Stricker's Pond.  (9/12/2018 update)
Pheasant Branch Creek algae bloom.  (9/15/2018)
Tiedeman Pond access at Pond View Road.  (9/15/2018 update)

September 16-30, 2018
Pheasant Branch Trail at Park Street (part 1).  (9/17/2018 update)
Pheasant Branch Conservancy trail and bridge.  (9/17/2018)
Pheasant Branch Conservancy just north of Century and Branch.  (9/17/2018)
Voss Parkway.  (9/18/2018 update)

Tiedeman Pond pumping.  (9/19/2018 update)
Boardwalk access ramp to Tiedeman Pond.  (9/19/2018 update)
Woodside Heights Park.  (9/21/2018 update)

Moving into the 6th week after the storm in Middleton (The Tiedeman Pond doubleheader edition).  (9/24/2018)
Moving into the 6th week after the storm in Middleton and Madison: Stricker's Pond discharge helps to lower water level.  (9/28/2018)

October 1-15, 2018
Seven weeks after the storm in Middleton (The Park Street/Tiedeman Pond edition).  (10/10/2018)
Seven weeks after the storm (The Woodside Heights Park/Tiedeman Pond edition).  (10/10/2018)
Seven weeks after the storm in Middleton and Madison (The Stricker's Pond edition).  (10/10/2018)

October 16-31, 2018
Two months after the storm in Middleton (Park Street/Tiedeman Pond edition) (10/18/2018)
Two months after the storm in Middleton (Woodside Heights Park/Tiedeman Pond edition).  (10/18/2018)
Two months after the storm in Middleton (Pond View Road/Tiedeman Pond edition).  (10/18/2018)
Two months after the storm in Middleton: Woodside Heights Park access to Tiedeman Pond trail.  (10/22/2018)
Two months after the storm in Middleton: Woodside Heights Park benchmark.  (10/22/2018)
Two months after the storm in Middleton:  Tiedeman Pond benchmarks.  (10/22/2018)
10 weeks after the storm in Middleton (Park Street/Tiedeman Pond edition).  (10/31/2018)
10 weeks after the storm in Middleton (Woodside Heights Park/Tiedeman Pond edition).  (10/31/2018)
10 weeks after the storm in Middleton (Pond View Road/Tiedeman Pond edition).  (10/31/2018)
10 weeks after the storm in Middleton (Park Street/Tiedeman Pond edition).  (10/31/2018)
10 weeks after the storm in Middleton (Woodside Heights Park/Tiedeman Pond edition).  (10/31/2018)

November 2018
Ten weeks after the storm in Middleton: More of the Tiedeman Pond boardwalk reappears.  (11/1/2018)
Ten weeks after the storm in Middleton: Access path from Woodside Heights Park to South Avenue now fully open.  (11/4/2018)
Nearly 3 months after the storm in Middleton: Park Street/Tiedeman Pond edition.  (11/11/2018)
Nearly 3 months after the storm in Middleton: Tiedeman Pond benchmarks.  (11/11/2018)
Nearly three months after the storm in Middleton: Woodside Heights Park access to Tiedeman Pond trail.  (11/13/2018)
Three months later, the Pheasant Branch Corridor trail has reopened (Park to Century edition).  (11/26/2018)

December 2018
Nearly 4 months after the storm in Middleton, washout damage to Voss Parkway repaired.  (12/7/2018)
Nearly 4 months after the storm in Middleton (Woodside Heights Park/Tiedeman Pond edition).  (12/7/2018)
Nearly 4 months after the storm in Middleton: Safety fences block access to both sets of wooden stairs to Tiedeman Pond walking path.  (12/7/2018)
Nearly 4 months after the storm in Middleton:  Tiedeman Pond benchmarks.  (12/7/2018)

March 2019
The following spring after the storm in Middleton (Voss Parkway storm sewer edition).  (3/15/2019)

April 2019

Approaching 8 months after the storm in Middleton: Is this the new nomal for Tiedeman Pond? (Accessiible ramp edition).  (4/10/2019)
Approaching 8 months after the storm in Middleton: Is this the new normal? (Tiedeman Pond b benchmark edition)  (4/10/2019)
Approaching 8 months after the storm in Middleton: Is this the new normal? (Tiedeman Pond 
Approaching 8 months after the storm in Middleton: Is this the new normal? (Woodside Heights Park edition).  (4/11/2019)
Approaching 8 months after the storm in Middleton: You can now enjoy the view of Stricker's Pond without getting your feet wet.  (4/12/2019)
Approaching 8 months after the storm in Middleton: Is this the new normal (Stricker's Park as an extension of Stricker's Pond).  (4/12/2019)