The

is closed as Portland police talk to a woman who climbed a railing on the west end.

North Precinct officers arrived at the bridge at 2:35 p.m. The woman is on the south side railing. Police described her as suicidal.

All lanes of the bridge are closed – to cars, bikes and pedestrians, police said. Northwest Bridge Road also is closed.

Authorities also closed U.S. 30 in both directions underneath the bridge to respond to a two-vehicle traffic accident. At least one person suffered serious injuries, police said.

Police recommended that commuters use the Fremont Bridge or other roads to avoid the area.

-- The Oregonian