The bridge will close 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. while crews perform maintenance and the biennial bridge inspection
Jan. 24, 2022
Contact: Don Hamilton, 503-704-7452
PORTLAND -- The St. Johns Bridge will close for five nights starting 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31 for maintenance and bridge inspections.
The bridge will close the night of Monday, Jan. 31 from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. the following morning. The schedule will repeat Tuesday through Friday nights with the work completed no later than 5 a.m. Saturday. Feb. 5.
The St. Johns Bridge will remain open to pedestrians and bicyclists during the work. Flaggers will guide pedestrians and bicyclists across the bridge at the east and west ends of the bridge.
The closures are needed for maintenance and for the biennial bridge inspection.
Detours
- On the bridge’s east side, in St. Johns, travel eastbound on U.S. 30 Bypass (North Lombard Street) to southbound Interstate 5 to Interstate 405 south over the Fremont Bridge to westbound U.S. 30.
- On the bridge’s west side, in Northwest Portland, travel eastbound on U.S. 30 to northbound Interstate 405 over the Fremont Bridge to northbound I-5 to North U.S. 30 Bypass (North Lombard Street).
Emergency vehicles will be allowed over the bridge during the closure times. The last two scheduled TriMet buses of the night, at 10:10 p.m. and 10:18 p.m., will also be allowed to cross each night.
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