Section of Springwater Trail re-opens: Celebration planned tonight

A section of the Springwater Trail on the Willamette River near the Sellwood Bridge that has been closed since September officially re-opens today. The Bureau of Environmental Services had been working on a sewer pipeline project that had closed the trail from SE Spokane St. to Umatilla.

To celebrate the re-opening of the trail, BES will have refreshments for trail users at SE Grand and Umatilla from 4:00 – 6:00pm tonight (4/19).

Here’s the flyer:

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matt picio
14 years ago

Excellent news – glad to see it open again!

KWW
KWW
14 years ago

No more crossing Tacoma, yay!

JLD
JLD
14 years ago

Can somebody give more information about where SE Grand meets Umatilla? I can’t seem to find it on Google maps. Is it on the western most part of Umatilla?

Thanks for the help!

I was curious too JLD.. I asked BES. Apparently when the City says “Grand” they mean the railroad right-of-way. The party tonight will be at the western terminus of Umatilla where the tracks are. — Jonathan

JLD
JLD
14 years ago

Thanks, Jonathan!

KWW
KWW
14 years ago

Unfortunately I missed the broohaha. What did they have, tankards of rum and ale?

JLD
JLD
14 years ago

Ha! It was some peanut butter cookies, lemonade, and hardly anyone there except some city engineers. Most people–myself included–rode in, stayed a few, and then rode out. Maybe it became more fun after I’d departed…