This project is phase 1 of a 2-phase estuary restoration project. Phase 1 will reconnect 2 slough segments in Quilcene Bay with a 60' Railroad Flat Car Bridge, connect Indian George Creek to the slough, & add scour logs to the lower creek to decrease water velocity. Reconnecting the 2 slough segments, removing accumulated sediments, and adding slough-to-creek access will increase the quality & quantity of estuarine rearing habitat & remove an existing salmonid migration barrier. The southerly slough is cut off from a northerly slough by sediment aggradation caused by a failing culvert, which is also a fish barrier. This affects coho, steelhead, chum, and cutthroat migrating between the creek and the estuary. The culvert will be removed through another funding source, & will be replaced with a 60' RR car bridge reconnecting both slough areas & the creek. This will restore the southern slough habitat functions & increase the quantity of rearing habitat & will increase salmonid access to a 10-acre tidal area, restoring circulation, nutrient distribution, & reduce water temperatures in the slough & nearshore area. Summary: Remove 5' culvert (using another funding source), install 2'x2'x11' abutments, & a 60'x14' RR car bridge, excavate accumulated sediments, add scour logs to lower creek.