Longstanding Bellingham landmark to be relocated to replace culvert as part of I-5 fish passage project

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04/16/2026 12:57 PM PDT

BELLINGHAM – As part of a project to restore fish passage at Friday, Lake and Chuckanut creeks near Bellingham, the Washington State Department of Transportation will relocate the well-known Bellingham Rock starting as early as Monday, April 20. Bellingham Rock has served as a community billboard along Interstate 5 for more than five decades.