Sellwood Bridge Update for June

June 4, 2015

The View From Down Under

We’ve Updated the Sellwood Bridge progress from just about every perspective. We’ve shot pictures from the top, explored the elementary school aspects of it, talked about the computers used in the bridge design, and posted many, many pictures of the construction issued by Multnomah County. This month we bring you something new. One of the reporters from our Sellwood Bridge bureau recently had the opportunity to take a relaxing cruise along under the bridge and took pictures in a desperate attempt to make the whole trip reimbursable as a business expense. While we denied his expense report we did like his pictures, so we hope you enjoy looking at them as much as he enjoyed taking them!

20150517_161625 — The Sellwood Bridge reconstructiojn, approaching from the North.

20150517_162248 — View from the middle of the Willamette River. The old bridge on its temporary supports is on the left, while the skeleton of the new roadbed on top of the new arches is on the right.

20150517_162233 — Construction area on the east side of the central arch

20150517_162241 — Construction area on the west side of the central arch.

As always, Multnomah County maintains the definitive website on everything related to the Sellwood Bridge Replacement project, www.sellwoodbridge.org. Construction and closure alerts, archived information, and other resources are all available 24/7 for your convenience. If you’re looking for something that’s not on the website, you can contact Mike Pullen (mike.j.pullen@multco.us, 503-209-4111) or visit www.sellwoodbridge.org.