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May 2, 2014

Sellwood Bridge move honored nationally

A Hillsboro-based rigging company's effort to move a 3,400-ton Sellwood Bridge truss span without a hitch in January 2013 has earned national recognition.

Dec 31, 2012

County gears up for ‘tricky’ Sellwood Bridge move

County officials and general contractor Slayden Construction estimate it will take 10 hours to physically move the 1,100-foot truss of the Sellwood Bridge from its present location to temporary piers.

Jul 19, 2012

Sellwood Bridge Project design approved by Multnomah County commissioners

The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners today approved the final design of the Sellwood Bridge Project. With the approval, construction can begin late this summer on the bridge’s replacement, which will be a steel deck arch bridge. Construction on a detour bridge has already begun.

Jul 17, 2012

Committee bewildered by Sellwood Bridge proposal

Members of the Sellwood Bridge project's public stakeholder committee say they don't understand why a project proposal from Multnomah County officials is more expensive than expected and lacking in some of the elements from the original plan.

May 18, 2012

Boating community and business owners disagree over driveway near Sellwood Bridge

Tensions were high at a public meeting held by Multnomah County on Thursday, when residents and business owners disagreed over where a new driveway should be constructed for the Macadam Bay houseboat community in Southwest Portland.

Apr 27, 2012

Portland kids infatuated with Sellwood Bridge

A group of ACE Academy students recently built scale models of the 85-year-old bridge, its steel deck arch replacement and the detour bridge that will keep traffic flowing during construction.

Mar 13, 2012

Sellwood Bridge funding shortfall closes with $5M in state funds

Multnomah County announced on Monday that the legislature has allotted $5 million to construct the Oregon Route 43 intersection with the new Sellwood Bridge.

Jan 18, 2012

Road work on Sellwood Bridge Thursday postponed due to weather

If your morning commute includes the Sellwood Bridge, you might want to plan for a detour on Thursday.

Jan 17, 2012

Slayden/Sundt is looking for sub contractors to bid on the Multnomah County Sellwood Bridget Replacement Project Landslide Mitigation. Bids Due February 10.

Slayden/Sundt is looking for sub contractors to bid on the Multnomah County Sellwood Bridget Replacement Project Landslide Mitigation. All bids are due by February 10. There is a mandatory pre-bid […]

Jan 6, 2012

Crews making foundation for temporary Sellwood detour bridge

Crews with Slayden/Sundt continued work on the Sellwood Bridge replacement project Thursday.

Dec 29, 2011

7 good things you probably don’t know about the Sellwood Bridge

The Sellwood Bridge is going away. Well, strictly speaking, it's being replaced. This past month the Sellwood Bridge Project finally broke ground, and if everything goes according to plan Bridgetown will have a new river-span in 2015. While most people probably won't miss it due the less-than-stellar safety ratings that its received, seeing a substantial hunk of the landscape get replaced is not w[...]

Dec 22, 2011

Here she is: The Girl with the Sellwood Bridge Tattoo

Lindsey Bosse moved to Portland to go to Lewis & Clark College in 2009. From the very beginning, she said she’s had a connection with the city’s bridges. “The Sellwood […]



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