The last story here about the replacement of the Cox Creek Bridge on Goldfish Farm Road said the contractor was shooting to reopen the road to traffic by the end of Sunday, Oct. 5.
Goldfish Farm: New target date is Friday
Written September 29th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Goldfish Farm Road in northeast Albany, closed since April for replacement of the bridge across Cox Creek, should be open again this Friday, Linn County said today.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Cox Creek bridge, Goldfish Farm Road, Linn County, trespassing
Tags: Cox Creek bridge, Goldfish Farm Road, Linn County, trespassing
Engineers hired to design bridge replacement
Written January 21st, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Now that engineers have been hired, there’s a timeline for getting the aging Waverly Drive bridge on Cox Creek replaced.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Cox Creek bridge, David Evans and Associates, Linn County engineer, Portland & Western, Simpson Park, Talking Water, Waverly Drive
Tags: Cox Creek bridge, David Evans and Associates, Linn County engineer, Portland & Western, Simpson Park, Talking Water, Waverly Drive
Cox Creek bridge replacement inches forward
Written October 23rd, 2024 by Hasso Hering
On a bike ride Wednesday, I stopped at the bridge across Cox Creek on Waverly Drive. Except that the pavement has become more pitted, little has changed there since the bridge was briefly closed and then restricted to one driving lane in 2005.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Cox Creek bridge, Linn County Road Department, Portland & Western, Simpson Park, Talking Water Gardens, Waverly Drive bridge
Tags: Cox Creek bridge, Linn County Road Department, Portland & Western, Simpson Park, Talking Water Gardens, Waverly Drive bridge
Closure of Cox Creek bridge tests drivers
Written October 8th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
The closure of Salem Avenue at Waverly Lake caused congestion and some consternation at the end of the workday Tuesday afternoon. I was glad I was on the bike and not in a car.
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Tags: Albany Avenue, Albany traffic, bridge closure, Cox Creek bridge, Pacific Boulevard, Salem Avenue, Wildish
Tags: Albany Avenue, Albany traffic, bridge closure, Cox Creek bridge, Pacific Boulevard, Salem Avenue, Wildish
Why the ‘road closed’ sign is there
Written March 13th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
You can get to the Talking Water Gardens this week, but you’ll have to park a little farther away.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Cox Creek bridge, Simpson Park, Talking Water Gardens, Waverly Drive
Tags: Cox Creek bridge, Simpson Park, Talking Water Gardens, Waverly Drive
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Expect delays as old bridge is replaced
Going to Simpson Park or Talking Water Gardens may take a little longer starting next week because the work to replace the Waverly Drive bridge over Cox Creek is supposed to start June 15.
Tags: Cox Creek bridge, Linn County Road Department, Millersburg, Waverly Drive