People stranded in Squamish Valley after bridge washes out [Video]

A daytrip to the backcountry turned into a frightening experience for a Vancouver couple this weekend.

May and Oleg Zadnipryany drove into the Squamish Valley along a remote forest service road Saturday morning to take in the sights of the Squamish River. However, the trip did not go as planned.

On the way back out, the couple reached a bridge at the approximately 30-kilometre mark of Squamish Valley Road and realized the line of cars ahead of them had stopped.

“We get out, and we see that there’s no bridge,” May Zadnipryany told CTV News. “All you can see is the two pipes along the side.”

A bridge washed out on a forest service road in the Squamish Valley on Saturday, Sept. 14. (Courtesy: Oleg Zadnipryany)The bridge was washed out, leaving behind a muddy chasm in the road, steep embankments on either side.

“How are we going to get …