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Water Falls that Need Rerouting  
   

Water Falls that Need Rerouting

As you can see, this much water falling onto the hiway will eventually erode the road itself. Therefore, waterfalls must be rerouted off the highway by digging holes and laying drains into the mountainside next to the road. This is not only time consuming but also very dangerous work.
Glacier National Park

August 30th 2007
America's 390 National Parks preserve and respect our shared heritage and resources. Glacier National Park is one of our favorite parks in the United States. Glacier National Park encompasses a region of mountains in the northwest corner of Montana that abuts Waterton Lakes National Park in southwestern Alberta, Canada. The Going-to-the-Sun Hiway is truly an engineering marvel. One of the mos ... read more
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