Posted on 04/17/2014 4:44:08 PM PDT by matt1234
Portland's newest bridge across the Willamette River is now officially called "Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People."
The new name was announced in a ceremony along the waterfront Wednesday at around 10:30 a.m.
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Tilikum Crossing: Referencing a Native American term for 'common people.'
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The bridge is part of a new $1.5 billion, 7-mile Portland-Milwaukie light rail line. The bridge will be the largest in the nation to carry transit, pedestrians, bikes but no private cars or trucks.
The bridge was estimated to cost $134 million and was expected to open in Sept. of 2015.
(Excerpt) Read more at nwcn.com ...
A people’s bridge in a people’s republic.
Makes perfect sense.
Portland Ore...Moscow on the Columbia.
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