November 9, 2016

The Hawthorne Bridge will be closed to motor vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians on Saturday, November 12 from 7 am to 5 pm during maintenance work, weather permitting. During the closure, there will be many extended bridge openings while crews grease the lift span counterweight cables. Crews will also repair a deck joint on the eastside Madison ramp to the bridge during the closure.

TriMet bus lines #4, 6, 14 and 15 will detour to the Burnside Bridge. For details, visit www.trimet.org/alerts.

Alternate routes for motor vehicles include the Burnside, Morrison and Ross Island bridges.

Multnomah County maintains the Hawthorne Bridge, five other Willamette River bridges and 300 miles of roads. For information, visit www.multco.us/bridges.