The Rhine–Lafayette Pedestrian Overpass is a pedestrian bridge near TriMet's Southeast 17th Avenue and Rhine Street station in southeast Portland, Oregon. It opened in September 2015, replacing a bridge which had spanned the Union Pacific Railroad tracks since 1943.[1][2] Worked on the bridge began in 2014,[3] and the span was lifted into place in December.[4] Elevator improvements were completed in 2018.[5][6] Along These Lines is installed at one end.
Rhine–Lafayette Pedestrian Overpass | |
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_-_039.jpg) One of the bridgeheads, 2021 | |
| Coordinates | 45°29′49.9″N 122°38′47.3″W / 45.497194°N 122.646472°W |
| Locale | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
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References
edit- ^ Ashton, David F. (October 2, 2015). "New Rhine-Lafayette Street pedestrian overpass opens". The Bee. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ "Rhine-Lafayette Pedestrian Overpass Opens in Portland". Mass Transit. September 2, 2015. Archived from the original on September 6, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ Giegerich, Andy (July 25, 2014). "Has anybody seen the bridge? TriMet, Union Pacific start work on Southeast pedestrian crossing". Portland Business Journal. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ Tenney, Sam (2 January 2015). "Photos: Pedestrian bridge span lifted into place". Daily Journal of Commerce. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Stein, Rosemarie (4 December 2018). "Portland metro Tuesday traffic: TriMet closes Rhine-Lafayette overpass elevators for repairs". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Elevator improvements to require intermittent closures of SE Portland's Rhine-Lafayette Pedestrian Overpass". Tri-Met News. 16 November 2018. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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