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Body found floating in the Willamette River near Burnside Bridge
(KOIN) — A body was found floating in the Willamette River Tuesday night ... reported seeing the body floating just south of the Burnside Bridge. Portland Fire and boats from the sheriff ...
Crews dig deep hole in Waterfront Park to put new Burnside Bridge design to the test
Crews are finishing up digging a 125-foot hole to install a test foundation that they'll use to test the earthquake-resistant ...
Multnomah County is drilling a massive hole at Portland’s Waterfront Park ahead of Burnside Bridge rebuild
Since 2016, talk of Multnomah County’s Burnside Bridge rebuild has all been conceptual. Last month, the seismic upgrades ...
Burnside Bridge getting seismic test in case of Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake
The new bridge will be earthquake-ready, so crews are digging a 10-foot-wide, 125-foot-deep hole to see how concrete supports react during a simulated seismic event.
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Hydroelectric dams on Oregon’s Willamette River kill salmon. Congress says it’s time to consider shutting them down
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it could make hydroelectric dams on Oregon’s Willamette River safe for endangered salmon by building gigantic mechanical traps and hauling baby fish ...