Photos: Pedestrian bridge span lifted into place

By: Sam Tenney//January 2, 2015//

Photos: Pedestrian bridge span lifted into place

Sam Tenney//January 2, 2015//

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The 184-foot span of the new Lafayette Street pedestrian overcrossing was lifted into place Dec. 23 in Southeast Portland’s Brooklyn neighborhood. Part of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project, the new bridge will allow pedestrians to cross over Union Pacific rail tracks between Southeast Rhine and Lafayette Streets. The bridge replaces an older wooden overcrossing dating to the early 1940’s that was demolished this past summer.

The 70-ton steel span was fabricated in Tigard by Fought & Company, then shipped in three pieces to Portland and assembled on site. Crews with Ness & Campbell Crane and ironworkers with REFA Erection set the span in place. Lorentz Bruun Construction will continue working on the deck, installing stairs and elevators on the bridge, which is slated to open in the summer of 2015.