Category Archives: Sellwood Bridge Update

Behind the Scenes of the NEW Sellwood Bridge

Multnomah County offered a behind-the-scenes tour of the Sellwood Bridge this weekend, just before the big Grand Opening.  Our Sellwood Bridge Update reporter was privileged to be invited, and here are some photos of his trip into the wild.  (Click … Continue reading

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Pull Back The Curtain… It’s HERE!

The NEW Sellwood Bridge will OPEN to traffic on February 27, and our “Sellwood Bridge Update” staff is taking the month off to celebrate.  Please read this month’s Feature article, “Pull Back The Curtain… IT’S HERE!” for all the details. … Continue reading

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2015 Got Us Much, Much Closer…

The Sellwood Bridge has been in desperate need of overhaul for years.  Crumbling and cracked concrete, narrow lanes, inadequate sidewalks, bad lighting, and difficult approaches were just some of the problems it faced.  As a temporary stop-gap the County had … Continue reading

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Tentative opening date announced!

For years now, we’ve been giving you monthly updates on the renovation of the Sellwood Bridge.  Maybe this is a good time to admit it… these updates haven’t always been riveting.  We always try to find something interesting to say about … Continue reading

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Major Westside traffic change

The existing Sellwood Bridge is open and running smoothly, but the NEW Bridge opening is still a way off.  If you just can’t wait, though, you can drive on part of it TODAY!  The press release below was a in … Continue reading

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Big Westside changes on the way

The Sellwood Bridge is creeping closer to opening… latest projections have traffic moving on the NEW bridge in Jan-Feb of 2016.  After the new bridge opens there’s still some finishing touches to be done (like the removal of the old … Continue reading

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Will bad bolts bang the Bridge?

The Sellwood Bridge Project continues to trundle along, mostly on-schedule and mostly on-budget.  We’ve seen some construction on our doorstep recently as the County has been installing the infrastructure for a traffic signal at SE 6th and Tenino.  Although the … Continue reading

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Bridge Update- Surprising answer to our Trivia question

6th and Tacoma pictures Any inconvenience of the Bridge construction is vastly overrated.  Sure, the area is torn up and flaggers abound, but the bridge traffic usually moves smoothly and consistently.  That changed for us in the last week in … Continue reading

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Which Portland bridges are earthquake-rated?

As the summer heats up, the Sellwood Bridge construction is continuing quietly and sweatily along.  The existing bridge is open and flowing freely, while traffic may be moving on the NEW bridge as early as this year with the project … Continue reading

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Sellwood Bridge Update for June

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 … Continue reading

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