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Light Rail Battle Resumes on Columbia River Bridge Interstate 5 over the Columbia Channel in North Portland. (Henry Cromett) Updated May 1 at 8:40 PM Early talks on the next Columbia River bridge have hit the same snag that sank the last one: light rail. “This same stubborn, top-down attitude effectively killed the last I-5 bridge replacement effort,” Herrera Beutler said. “We need agreement on both sides of the river for this project to succeed and truly serve our region.”