BLM Closes Portion of Tiger Gulch Road Near Murray After Winter Washout

A stretch of Tiger Gulch Road outside Murray has been closed to travel after winter storms tore out a section of the roadway and left it impassable, the Bureau of Land Management's Coeur d'Alene Field Office announced March 10.

The BLM posted the closure notice citing a washout caused by winter storm activity. No timeline for repairs or reopening has been announced, and the agency has not indicated whether funding for restoration work is in place.

Tiger Gulch Road runs through a remote corridor of Shoshone County, and the Murray area depends on limited access routes for residents, recreational users, and anyone accessing the historic mining district nearby. A washout that blocks even a portion of that road can cut off the kind of backcountry access that defines daily movement in that part of North Idaho.

The BLM has not released the specific mileposts of the affected segment, damage assessment details, or information on alternative routes. The Coeur d'Alene Field Office has jurisdiction over the affected portion of the road, though questions about repair responsibility and cost between the BLM and Shoshone County remain unresolved in the public record.

Anyone planning travel on Tiger Gulch Road near Murray should check with the BLM Coeur d'Alene Field Office for current conditions before heading out.