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Tilikum Crossing: A Bridge for Everything--Except Cars
Portland’s Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) recently introduced the Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People—the only bridge in the U.S. that will carry public transit, pedestrians and bicyclists but not cars—in advance of the Sept. 12 opening of the agency’s MAX Orange Line light rail. The bridge over the Willamette River, more than 1,700 feet in length, is part of the Orange Line route. Streetcars and two bus routes also will use it. Visitors experienced the bridge during a “People’s Preview” event and a celebratory fireworks display. Also, as part of TriMet’s Orange Line public art program, artists Anna Valentina Murch and Doug Hollis created an aesthetic lighting program for the new bridge using 178 LED lights that change color based on river conditions.
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