I am continually amazed with how fast things change on the Willamette River Bridge project.
This week the contractor will install the final steel supports for the bridge framework. The outline of the entire new southbound Willamette River Bridge is now visible in the steel and wood framework crossing over Franklin Boulevard, park paths, the railroad track and the I-5 on- and off-ramps to Franklin Boulevard.
Getting ready to pour the bridge is similar to the preparation for building the foundation of a house, but on a far greater scale. Crews have started to pour the concrete that forms the bottom of the bridge box girder beams south of Franklin Boulevard.
You'll see how this was done on our blog in the next few weeks through a series of close-up photos. Crews have framed and poured bridge columns, erected steel support structures, built wooden frames, installed rebar and completed all preparations to pour the concrete for the bridge.
The next time you are in the area, take a look at all the work going on overhead. By the fall of 2011 it will result in completion of the new southbound Willamette River Bridge.
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