This proposal is for a 'Design-Only' project (Phase I). The QIN requests funding to design a project that will remove one culvert barrier from the South Fork of the Salmon River in County and replace it with a bridge. Currently a 14' CMP culvert is a partial barrier and is restricting fish passage to 5.8 miles of habitat on the South Fork of the Salmon River and other tributaries. The Salmon River is a moderate-sized tributary that flows into the Queets River and supports runs of Coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and steelhead (O. mykiss). Additionally, Cutthroat (O. clarkii) have also been recorded utilizing the South Fork of the Salmon River. This proposal is to design a bridge to replace the existing culvert that would allow fish passage to upstream habitat. The partial barrier is undersized and contains a slope of 3%, with only 33% passabilty. The Queets River System (including Salmon River and its tributaries) has been designated as a high priority watershed in the WRIA 21 Strategy and states on Page 4 that the Queets Coho is one of the top three priority species for restoration. Removing this barrier and replacing it with a properly designed bridge will allow for fish passage of all life stages. The WRIA 21 Strategy (Table 3) designates the recovery action for the Queets River and key areas affected (Page 13) as "repair barrier culverts and remove manmade barriers."