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Using the upcoming closure of the Burnside Bridge closure as an opportunity to reimagine West Burnside is an exciting enough proposition that it brought together more than 50 enthusiastic design ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — With the Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Project officially entering the design phase in December, Multnomah County will hold an open house Thursday night to provide ...
PORTLAND, Ore. – Drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians, get ready. The Burnside Bridge will be closed for the weekend. The closure starts Friday night at 11 p. m. All lanes of the Burnside Bridge ...
Portland's downtown bridges aren't expected to survive a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake. So Multnomah County wants to tear down and rebuild the Burnside Bridge so it's earthquake-proof. But ...
A maintenance project to upgrade Portland's Burnside Bridge is the first step in a long process of ensuring the long-term success of the span. COURTESY MULTNOMAH COUNTY. January 21, 2019.
In some of the new visuals, they forgot to to include green paint or other delineator markings between the biking and walking areas. ... New Burnside Bridge won't connect to Eastbank Esplanade; Thanks ...
The westbound ramp from interstates 84 and 5 to the Morrison Bridge will close this weekend due to an ongoing painting project on the bridge. Closed hours are 7 a.m. Saturday through 4 p.m. Sunday ...
When the Big One hits, the Burnside Bridge will crumble. Debris will crush portions of Naito Parkway, Interstates 5 and 84, the Eastbank Esplanade and Saturday Market. Drawbridge locks will come ...
The Burnside Bridge includes two 268-ft steel deck truss side spans and a 252-ft double-leaf Strauss trunnion bascule draw span. Two concrete counterweights weighing 1,900 tons each can lower to ...