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YOU COULD MAKE HISTORY! Help name the new transit bridge over the Willamette
Conceptual rendering subject to change NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO BE PART OF OREGON HISTORY
Conceptual rendering subject to change A new bridge is coming— and it needs a name!
There hasn’t been a new bridge built over the Willamette River in Portland in 40 years. And there’s never been one named with the help of the public—until now. This is your chance to make history by dreaming up a name for the new car-free bridge that will soon span the Willamette. Name it for a deserving person, a historical event or the communities it will serve. There’s no limit to the possibilities!
The new bridge will carry light rail trains, buses, The new bridge will connect north Clackamas County, cyclists, pedestrians and streetcars. Adding this Milwaukie and inner SE Portland to existing light rail, new east-west connection will help improve increasing the regional MAX system to 60 miles. transit for the entire region—meaning less traffic on roads, easier commutes, and better access to greenways and bike routes. The last bridge built The new bridge will open in 2015. over the Willamette The only question is whether your River in name will be on it! Portland was the At 1,720 feet in length, the new bridge Fremont will be the largest car-free transit Bridge in bridge in the U.S. 1973.
Count me in—I want to make history! Submit your proposed name online or by mailing this card. trimet.org/namethebridge The deadline is 5 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2013, so don't delay!
Share with us the meaning of the name, and its historical, biographical, cultural or other signi cance. 1 Your proposed bridge name 4
2 Your name
3 Your email
Project Partners: Federal Transit Administration, Clackamas County, Metro, City of Milkwaukie, Multnomah County, The City of Oregon City, The Oregon Department of Transportation, Portland Development Commission