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According to ODOT, the closure is for the safety of travelers, as contractors will be conducting repairs from a barge and using a lift to access the bridge.
(Portland, OR) The Steel Bridge is closing to pedestrians and cyclists starting today. ODOT says the closure comes ahead of repairs being made to the bridge this week. The multi-use path on the br.
GROWING UP in the boonies of Idaho, summertime meant swimming our fool faces off all the time—before work, at lunch, and careening off boats after work. But moving to the city put a little damper on my backstroke action (and yours too, I suspect). But guys. we're just being silly—we're rolling deep in bodies of water fit for hootin' and hollerin'. So let's get to swimming and floating and aqua carousing! Here's a handy guide.