Hoodline

Coast Guard Greenlights New Fixed-Span Bridge to Modernize Columbia River Crossing between Portland and Vancouver

The U.S. Coast Guard approved a fixed-span bridge to replace the I-5 drawbridge connecting Portland and Vancouver.

Coast Guard OKs I-5 Columbia River bridge with less pricey design

Washington and Oregon can go with a less expensive fixed span that provides 116 feet of clearance above the river.
Hoodline

Coast Guard Approves Fixed-Span Design for I-5 Bridge, Sen. Cantwell Eyes Construction Start in Portland-Vancouver Corridor

The I-5 bridge replacement project receives Coast Guard approval for a fixed-span design, with construction set to begin ...
The Columbian

‘Major step forward’: Coast Guard OKs fixed-span, 116-foot-high I-5 Bridge replacement

The U.S. Coast Guard has approved a major piece of the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement plan, agreeing to a fixed-span bridge ...

Coast Guard issues Interstate Bridge clearance ruling, allowing fixed span with 116-foot height

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued an updated decision on the amount of clearance required for a replacement Interstate Bridge, ...
KTVZ

Coast Guard OKs new I-5 bridge over Columbia River with a fixed, not movable span

By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard PORTLAND, Ore. -- Washington and Oregon will not have to build a bridge with a ...
The Columbian

Documents: Cost of replacing I-5 Bridge could be more than double $6 billion estimate

Newly discovered documents show the cost of replacing the century-old, seismically unstable Interstate 5 Bridge could be more than double the $6 billion estimate quoted by Interstate Bridge Replacemen ...