Potential New I-5 Bridge Unveiled

Ever try and get to Portland, OR in the morning on a weekday?  Or try and come into Vancouver, WA in the afternoon?  If you answer yes to either of these questions then you know how badly we need a replacement bridge along I-5 crossing the Columbia River.

The northbound portion of the Interstate Bridge was built in 1917 and the southbound section was built in 1958.   While this old lift bridge has been a good bridge, it is an old, tired bridge.  For a complete history you may go here.

The Columbia River Crossing task force was created in 2001 to explore alternative solutions for the 135,000 cars that travel our bridge each day.  After lots of different options and many different drafts the newest potential Interstate Bridge crossing from Vancouver, WA into Portland, OR may look something like this...

What do you think?  I think it will be nice to have a better traffic flow across the Columbia River into our wonderful city of Vancouver.

Take care,

Dale Chumbley

Life In Clark County
The Chumbley Team

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