Does Utah need a $270 million bridge across Lake Powell? Rep. Phil Lyman thinks so.

Lyman says money from Biden’s infrastructure bill could pay for the bridge.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Low water levels at Bullfrog resort, on Sunday, May 16, 2021. Rep. Phil Lyman wants to see a new $270 million bridge constructed between Bullfrog and Halls Crossing, replacing a ferry service that has struggled to operate due to low reservoir levels.

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Zak PodmoreSoutheast Utah reporter

Zak is the southeast Utah reporter for The Tribune. He has been writing from Bluff, Utah, since 2015 and is the author of Confluence: Navigating the Personal & Political On Rivers of the New West. His second book, which will cover the decline of Lake Powell, is forthcoming from Torrey House Press in 2024.