Ellsworth Street bridge

Alternate route? No, but a nice drive

Written June 19th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

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Not an “alternate route” to Albany exactly, but much more scenic.If you signed up for email alerts from the Albany police, you got this “traffic advisory” at 4:19 Tuesday afternoon: “Hwy 20 between North Albany Rd and 1st Avenue limited to single lane traffic due to diesel spill. Use alternate routes.”

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Tags: Albany police, Buena Vista Ferry, Ellsworth Street bridge, police advisories

The Bikman penthouse: a closer look

Written February 23rd, 2017 by Hasso Hering

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For decades, the penthouse atop the Bikman Building has intrigued people who glimpse it from afar as they come into downtown Albany on the Ellsworth Street Bridge. This week I finally got a closer look.

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Tags: Bikman penthouse, Ellsworth Street bridge, historic Albany, Sid Stevens Jewelry

Looking up: Something’s not right

Written November 27th, 2016 by Hasso Hering

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Wanting to take a look at the level of the Willamette River after several days of rain on Thanksgiving Day, I found myself at Takena Landing and looked up. Not a pretty sight, I would say.

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Tags: Ellsworth Street bridge, Takena Landing, Willamette dams, Willamette floods, Willmatte River

Keeping up with our bridges

Written May 24th, 2013 by

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The collapse of a bridge on Interstate 5 north of Seattle once again reminds us that our bridges need constant attention, maintenance and occasional repairs. I can’t say whether we’re doing enough on that score in Oregon, but ODOT is certainly doing a lot. A few weeks ago I mentioned the work to protect the […]

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Tags: bridges, Ellsworth Street bridge, ODOT