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Wapato Bridge

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in 1951. Composed of three steel truss spans, it was a total of 1,198 feet (365 m) long, with the main span measuring 200 feet (61 m) in length. The approach spans were built of reinforced concrete girders. Green in color, the bridge was 41 feet (12 m) wide and carried two lanes of
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restricted weight and speed on the bridge. Early designs for a new bridge were submitted in July 2004, and groundbreaking was held on January 4, 2006. The new $ 38 million span was designed by H2L2 Architecture with David Evans & Associates as the design engineers, and built by Max J. Kuney
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design constructed of steel, while the approach spans are a box-girder style using pre-stressed concrete. The bridge has two lanes of traffic with shoulders and sidewalks on both sides for a total width of 66 feet. The bridge was floated into place after it was constructed.
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Company. Located at river mile three, the main span is 360 feet (110 m) long and rests 80 feet (24 m) above the water. The main span is of a
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supported the idea. Adams ultimately retracted the proposal, realizing the cost would likely be more than the $ 5.5 million he had originally stated.
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In November 2023, following a vote by the county's board of commissioners a year earlier, the Sauvie Island Bridge was renamed
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replaced the Sauvie Island Ferry. The $ 900,000 bridge, equivalent to $ 11.4 million today, was designed by the
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The $ 43 million new bridge opened June 23, 2008. The old bridge was removed in August 2008 and was scrapped at
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Board of Commissioners voted to rename the bridge in honor of the Native Americans who originally lived on
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proposed reusing the Sauvie Island bridge span as a bicycle/pedestrian bridge over
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bridge, built in 1950 with a 200-foot (61 m) main span, was replaced with a
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was chosen as the new name, and the change went into effect in November 2023.
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A roadway-level view of the new bridge, with Mt. St. Helens in the background
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with a 360-foot (110 m) span in 2008 due to cracks discovered in 2001.
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Griffin, Anna (May 25, 2008). "Making Portland be all it can be".
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and built by Gilpin Construction. Oregon transferred ownership to
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by Andy Giegerich, Portland Business Journal, July 20, 2007
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traffic and had sidewalks on both sides. The main span, a
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Rivera, Dylan (October 8, 2008). "Bridge design is key".
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Special Coverage of the Flanders Street Bridge Project
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Sauvie Island Bridge

Coordinates
45°37′41″N 122°48′59″W / 45.628021°N 122.816307°W / 45.628021; -122.816307
U.S. Route 30
Sauvie Island
Multnomah Channel
Sauvie Island
Multnomah County
Portland, Oregon
Multnomah Channel
Willamette River
Portland, Oregon
United States
Parker truss
tied arch bridge
Multnomah County
Sauvie Island
Sauvie Island
Oregon Department of Transportation
Multnomah County
Parker truss


Multnomah County
tied arch
city commissioner
Sam Adams
Interstate 405
downtown Portland

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