Ross Island Bridge
connects ramp nonsense on the west side, Powell Blvd (US 26) on the east
Opened in 1926, the Ross Island is named after the sandy isle in the Willamette directly to the south of the bridge. Its cantilever truss span is a subtle beauty (much like Portland itself), the more you look at it, the more you appreciate it. The Ross Island was the city’s busiest bridge from its time of completion up to the opening of the Marquam Bridge.
USERS: Automotive traffic, pedestrians, bicycles.
OWNER: State of Oregon
BICYCLE INFO: The Ross Island offers remedial bicycle facilities. Bicyclists must use a narrow sidewalk and then negotiate their way around a series of off-ramps on the westside, pretty dangerous. ODOT rehabilitated the bridge a few years back, but improved the bicycle access very little, which seems to happen with all their recent bridge projects (see St Johns)
TECHNICAL INFO: Longest span 535 ft (163m)
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