After 104 years, the steel wheels that roll and engage weights on Portland’s Broadway Bridge are about to be history. The size and weight of the new wheels and their rails as well as the need to keep traffic moving are complicating the project, set to begin this month.
“We thought it was going to be pretty challenging, but we found that the way the bridge was put together was a little different [than we thought] and it will be more challenging,” says Jon Henrichsen, bridge services manager for the owner, Multnomah County.