So they built the Sellwood Bridge in 1925. He also says parts of the old Burnside and Broadway bridges were recycled and used in the construction of the Sellwood.

Talk of replacing the Sellwood Bridge has been around since at least the early 1990s. Now -- after years of surveys, open houses and debate about how to pay for it -- comes the fun part: deciding ...

Complicating matters is the planned alignment of the detour bridge relative to the existing span. Although everyone would have loved to deal with a straight downstream push, alignment issues mean ...

PORTLAND, Ore. - Folks who regularly travel the Sellwood Bridge are going to have find a different way to get around for a week. The bridge, which first opened to traffic in 1925, is getting ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The new Sellwood Bridge opens to traffic next week, nearly — but not quite — ending what has been a long and bumpy road to replace the crumbling span.

Tonight at 7:00 pm the old Sellwood Bridge will close for good. Then for an hour between 7:30 and 8:30 pm Multnomah County will give you one last chance to say goodbye. The question is: Will you shed ...

Construction of the new Sellwood Bridge has been going on since 2012. And this week marks a major milestone for the project. It will be the last time any cars cross the old bridge.

Sellwood Bridge Project Citizen's Task Force member Richard Marantz on the Sellwood Bridge.(All photos: Jonathan Maus)Last week I spent a day with Richard Marantz to get the lowdown on bicycle access ...

The Sellwood Bridge will close to drivers starting at 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 16. It will reopen by 6 a.m. on Monday, April 18. The weekend closure will allow crews to set up two cranes on the ...

Even without the Sellwood’s unique complications, buying and moving a bridge is an undertaking rife with costs and complications. Take, for example, the 2006-2008 project to replace the Sauvie ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Construction on the new Sellwood Bridge is likely to slow traffic this week as heavy steel arch segments are being installed. “We have a very large barge with a crane ...

PORTLAND — The new Sellwood Bridge opens to traffic next week, nearly -- but not quite -- ending what has been a long and bumpy road to replace the crumbling span.