Photos: Sellwood Bridge closed for traffic lane shift

By: Sam Tenney//November 21, 2014//

Photos: Sellwood Bridge closed for traffic lane shift

Sam Tenney//November 21, 2014//

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The Sellwood Bridge was closed Wednesday morning to allow contractor Slayden/Sundt to shift traffic lanes onto the south side of the bridge’s new east approach. Crews are removing a portion of the concrete bridge railing, removing and relocating signs and light poles, installing new barriers, paving, and striping. When it is re-opened to traffic today, drivers will navigate an s-curve from the east approach to the detour 鈥渟hoo-fly鈥� bridge.

After the bridge re-opens today, demolition of the eastern span of the old approach will commence, followed by construction of the north half of the approach. On the west side of the project, work continues on the two-level interchange with Highway 43 and construction of retaining walls along the highway’s west side. Work on the river continues with installation of forms in preparation for a concrete pour next week on Bent 5, and underwater demolition of the last pier of the original bridge.

The detour span rests on temporary supports in the river and on land just north of where the new bridge is being constructed.

Steel plates are welded together to form the roadway of the new east approach to the detour bridge.

Rebar protrudes from the new deck on the bridge's eastern approach. Once the traffic shift is complete, contractors will begin demolition of the old approach, at left. — Rebar protrudes from the new deck on the bridge’s eastern approach. Once the traffic shift is complete, contractors will begin demolition of the old approach, at left.

The partially demolished old east approach lies betweeen the new east approach, at left, and the temporary detour bridge, right.

Workers assemble forms at the mid-river Bent 5, where concrete will be poured next week.

Students with the ACE Academy take a tour of the project.

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