List of crossings of the Willamette River explained

This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon from the Columbia River upstream to the confluence of the Middle Fork Willamette River and Coast Fork Willamette River. This confluence, at 44.0233°N -123.0239°W, is considered the source of the Willamette River.

Portland

ImageCrossingCarriesLocationRiver mileYear builtCoordinates
St. Johns Bridge, sidewalksPortland5.8193145.5853°N -122.7644°W
Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1BNSF RailwayPortland7.01908/198945.5767°N -122.7475°W
West Side CSO Tunnelintercepted sewage overflowPortland10.0200345.55°N -122.6978°W
Fremont BridgePortland11.1197345.5378°N -122.6831°W
Broadway BridgeBroadway
Portland Streetcar;
sidewalks
Portland11.7191345.5319°N -122.6742°W
Steel BridgeUnion Pacific Railway
Amtrak
MAX Light Rail
Glisan Street, sidewalks, Interstate Avenue
Eastbank Esplanade (lower level),
formerly Harbor Drive (former)
Portland12.1191245.5275°N -122.6692°W
Burnside BridgeBurnside Street, sidewalksPortland12.4192645.5231°N -122.6675°W
Morrison BridgeMorrison Street, sidewalksPortland12.8195845.5178°N -122.6697°W
Hawthorne BridgeHawthorne Boulevard, sidewalksPortland13.1191045.5131°N -122.6706°W
Marquam BridgePortland13.5196645.5081°N -122.6692°W
Tilikum CrossingTriMet MAX Orange Line and buses, Portland Streetcar, cycle lane, sidewalksPortland13.8201545.5049°N -122.667°W
Ross Island Bridge, sidewalksPortland14.0192645.5011°N -122.6644°W
Sellwood BridgeTacoma Street, sidewalksPortland16.5201645.4644°N -122.6656°W

Northern Willamette Valley

ImageCrossingCarriesLocationRiver mileYear builtCoordinates
Lake Oswego Railroad BridgePortland and Western RailroadLake Oswego/Milwaukie20.0191045.425°N -122.6547°W
Abernethy BridgeOregon City25.0197045.3644°N -122.6042°W
Oregon City Bridge, sidewalksOregon City26.0192245.3589°N -122.6097°W
2 sets of aerial electric cable crossingsWest Linn/Canby30.045.3177°N -122.6659°W
115 kV-lineCanby45.2991°N -122.692°W
aerial electric power for the Canby FerryCanby34.3745.3001°N -122.6919°W
Canby FerrySW Mountain Rd (on the north), N Locust St (on the south)Canby34.4191445.3001°N -122.6927°W
aerial electric cable crossingMolalla River State Park35.9845.3021°N -122.7221°W
Boone BridgeWilsonville38.5195445.2919°N -122.7694°W
Wilsonville railroad bridge(formerly) Oregon Electric Railway (currently) Portland & Western RailroadWilsonville38.51907/197545.2931°N -122.7764°W
Oregon Route 219 bridgeNewberg48.3195845.2678°N -122.9433°W
Champoeg Road bridge Pipeline
(Prior to 1958, carried OR 219, between the north ends of Riverside Road and Champoeg Road in Marion County and the south end of Wynooski Street in Newberg. Replaced an earlier ferry between Champoeg Road and the south end of Dog Ridge Road, about 1200abbr=offNaNabbr=off west of the current highway bridge.)
Newberg50.045.2838°N -122.9622°W

Middle Willamette Valley

ImageCrossingCarriesLocationRiver mileYear builtCoordinates
Wheatland FerryWheatland RoadWheatland72.0184445.0903°N -123.045°W
aerial electric power for the Wheatland FerryWheatland45.0901°N -123.0454°W
medium voltage lineWheatland45.0908°N -123.0449°W
Union Street Railroad Bridge(formerly) Black Rock Rail Line, (currently) pedestrians, bicycles, emergency vehiclesSalem84.1191344.9472°N -123.0417°W
Marion Street BridgeSalem84.4195244.9458°N -123.0425°W
Center Street BridgeSalem84.5191844.945°N -123.0433°W
Independence Street BridgeRiver Road South, sidewalksIndependence97.1195044.8456°N -123.1797°W
Buena Vista FerryBuena Vista RoadBuena Vista106.0185144.77°N -123.1458°W
aerial electric power for the Buena Vista FerryBuena Vista44.7698°N -123.1462°W
Toledo District Willamette Bridge(formerly) Oregon Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific (currently) Portland and Western Railroad/Toledo DistrictAlbany119.71887/192144.6409°N -123.0968°W
Lyon Street Bridge, sidewalk<-- on right side only -->Albany120.0197144.6392°N -123.1059°W
Ellsworth Street Bridge, sidewalksAlbany120.1192544.6392°N -123.1067°W
Harrison Street Bridge, bicycle lane, sidewalk<-- on right side only -->Corvallis131.5196444.5661°N -123.2562°W
Van Buren Street Bridge, sidewalk<-- right side only, wooden boards -->Corvallis131.5191344.5654°N -123.2565°W
Corvallis Bypass Bridge BypassCorvallis132.95199244.5581°N -123.2599°W

Southern Willamette Valley

ImageCrossingCarriesLocationRiver mileYear builtCoordinates
OR 99E bridge, sidewalk<-- north side only -->Harrisburg161.2192544.2671°N -123.1748°W
Oregon Electric rail bridge; former vertical-lift type, now fixed in place(formerly) Oregon Electric Railway, Burlington Northern (currently) Portland and Western RailroadJunction City162.7191244.2486°N -123.1754°W
(Oregon and California Railroad) Southern Pacific rail bridge; former swing-span type, now concrete-steel truss bridge(formerly) Southern Pacific (currently) Union Pacific Railroad
Amtrak
Junction City162.81871/1905/201444.2482°N -123.1745°W
Beltline Highway (westbound), sidewalkEugene178.2196144.0953°N -123.1065°W
Beltline Highway (eastbound)<-- very narrow sidewalk? -->Eugene178.2196644.0952°N -123.1067°W
Owosso Bicycle BridgeEugene178.744.0919°N -123.1161°W
Greenway Bicycle BridgeEugene180.6197844.0675°N -123.1118°W
Washington-Jefferson Street Bridge<-- either very wide shoulder or bicycle lane both directions -->Eugene181.2196044.0639°N -123.1008°W
Ferry Street BridgeCoburg Road
Ruth Bascom Bike Path
Eugene182.2195044.0579°N -123.0839°W
Peter DeFazio Bicycle BridgeEugene182.35200044.0569°N -123.0835°W
Dave and Lynn Frohnmayer Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge[1] Eugene182.7197044.0516°N -123.0713°W
Knickerbocker Bicycle BridgeEugene183.8197844.0453°N -123.0521°W
Whilamut Passage Bridge (west span) Eugene183.91201144.0454°N -123.0501°W
Whilamut Passage Bridge (east span)Eugene183.922013[2] 44.0455°N -123.0496°W
Springfield Bridge (north span), sidewalks<-- both sides! -->Springfield185.25195044.0454°N -123.0274°W
Springfield Bridge (south span), sidewalk<-- right side only -->Springfield185.344.0451°N -123.0272°W
Springfield Southern Pacific Rail bridgeUnion Pacific Railroad
Amtrak
Springfield185.41906/192644.0431°N -123.0262°W

Notes and References

  1. News: Popular river crossing renamed. Edward Russo. The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. September 15, 2009. B1.
  2. Web site: Whilamut Passage Bridge Opens . KEZI.com . August 8, 2013 . November 30, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130930013527/http://www.kezi.com/whilamut-passage-bridge-opens-2/ . September 30, 2013 . dead.