The future of the bridge on Boy Scout Road should be known sometime next week as the Montana Department of Transportation wraps up the analysis of its structural study.

The results of the study, which was originally estimated to be published by Nov. 1, should decide whether to keep the bridge in operation, limit weight on the bridge or shut it down altogether. The bridge was built in 1937.

The Pathfinder previously reported that the bridge has been a known concern by MDT and Missoula County for the last several years.

“This bridge has been one of concern for a long time,” MDT Bridge Ma...