Overnight bridge lifts to impact traffic on Morrison Bridge next week

TRAFFIC ALERT: On Monday, July 21, from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, there will be multiple bridge lifts on the Morrison Bridge to test the machinery on the motors that open the bridge. Lifts will last about 15 minutes. During those same timeframes, Tuesday evening, bridge lifts will continue for this testing from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.   

Plan ahead for your commute and use alternative routes.  

This work is part of the Morrison Bridge Strengthening Project. The project is adding titanium rebar to strengthen the S.E. Morrison Street and S.E. Belmont Street approach ramps on the east side of the Morrison Bridge. This will remove the weight restrictions that prevent heavy trucks from using the bridge and keep it safe for modern freight trucks and other vehicles to cross. Crews will also repair the bearings and motors that lift and lower the bridge lift span. These updates will keep the bridge in good working order. For information, visit: https://multco.us/info/morrison-bridge-strengthening.  

Multnomah County maintains five Willamette River bridges: the Sellwood, Hawthorne, Morrison, Burnside, and Broadway Bridge,s as well as the Wapato Bridge over the Multnomah Channel. For information, visit https://www.multco.us/bridges.