Update: PBOT has reopened Steel Bridge bike path after camera malfunction
It’ll be closed until a city contractor can fix the cameras.
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Fire under Steel Bridge sparks renewed push for skatepark
You could say a fire has been lit under this project.
Steel Bridge to close for month-long TriMet project, but path will remain open
There’s good news and bad news about TriMet’s upcoming project that will close the upper deck of the Steel Bridge for four weeks in August.
First Look: New bike signals unlock two-way protected bikeway on Naito
Photos and video of Naito’s new bike signals.
Safety advocates uneasy about striping bike lane across Steel Bridge onramp
Naito’s onramp to the Steel Bridge at Davis carries 450 to 500 cars during the peak hour alone.
Bike traffic advisory: Expect delays on bridges due to repairs and Fleet Week
Might be a good time to download the County’s bridge lift alert app.
Steel Bridge lower deck will close for inspection at 7 am Wednesday
If you usually bike or walk across the Steel Bridge’s lower deck in the morning, try another route on Wednesday.
Steel Bridge users: take another route Monday morning
Just a reminder: As we shared last week, the Steel Bridge is likely to be closed for maintenance through some or all of the morning commute on Monday, Feb. 17, no matter what your vehicle is. It should be open by 8:30 a.m.
After much finger-pointing, the Steel Bridge’s lower deck reopens – UPDATED
Some commuters and exercisers used the upper sidewalk of the Steel Bridge Tuesday morning.(Photo: M.Andersen/BikePortland) Update 3:59 pm: The bridge lower deck is now open, and the city’s Diane Dulken writes to confirm that the city, not Union Pacific Railroad, is responsible for the lower-deck cameras related to this closure. Portlanders’ unscheduled trip into the … Read more
Steel Bridge lower deck closed since Saturday – UPDATED
People crossing the Steel Bridge by bike and foot Monday evening should take the upper-deck lane or sidewalk or reroute to another bridge.
Steel Bridge and Terwilliger Parkway celebrate centennials
The Steel Bridge, which turns 100 this year, has worked its way into the hearts of many bicycling Portlanders.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) One of the attractions to city cycling often left out of policy debates is how simply being on a bike lets you to interact with your environment in a completely different way than … Read more
Steel Bridge lower deck closes due to bad gate motor – UPDATED
Closure likely to remain in effect until Wednesday night.(Photos © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has announced that as of about 10:00 pm tonight (Saturday), the gates that close during bridge lifts on each end of the lower deck of the Steel Bridge are closed to all traffic. PBOT hired electricians to … Read more