Important: Bridge closures for July 4th holiday
Several Multnomah County roads and one bridge will be closed for firework displays and community events on the Fourth of July.
The Hawthorne Bridge will be closed to road and sidewalk traffic from approximately 9:30 pm until after a fireworks display is completed to ensure the public’s safety. Fireworks will be launched from two barges near the bridge.
NE Marine Drive will be closed from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm between NE 185th Ave. in the City of Portland to NE 223rd Ave. in the City of Fairview for a fireworks display at Blue Lake Park. Travelers should use alternate routes such as Sandy Blvd. or Interstate 84. Access will be maintained at all times for local residents and emergency vehicles. (NE Marine Drive is maintained by the City of Portland west of NE Interlachen Lane and by Multnomah County to the east of Interlachen.)
In Corbett several roads will be closed from approximately 6:00 am until noon for the Fourth of July Fun Festival Parade. The closure will take place on the Historic Columbia River Highway between SE Woodard Road and 366th, on SE Neilson Road and SE Woodard Road between NE Mershon Road and the Historic Columbia River Highway. Mershon will be the detour route.
On Sauvie Island, several roads will be impacted by the Foot Traffic Marathon Run and Half Marathon Run & Walk from 6:45 am until noon. Event participants will follow a loop course in one direction and motor vehicles will travel the loop in the opposite direction. The course includes NW Gillihan Road, NW Sauvie Island Road, NW Reeder Road and NW Oak Island Road. It begins and ends at the Pumpkin Patch on NW Gillihan Road.
Multnomah County maintains more than 300 miles of roads and bridges.
Posted on July 2, 2008
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