What is Old is New Again

Back in January I posted some photos of the Willamette River and the old Oregon City/West Linn bridge under renovation.

Designed by bridge designer Conde McCullough, designer of many of the beautiful spans along the Oregon coast, our bridge opened in 1922, and in 2005 was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Jon Givot/The Oregonian/2008

After an almost 2 year closure, our historic old bridge is reopened and last weekend's celebration was for foot traffic only. 3 days of festivities brought out scores of walkers from both cities. 

From West Linn, looking toward Oregon City.

A beautiful restoration.

The Oregon City end.

A view south toward Willamette Falls, the locks, and the mills.

It was also a weekend for the dogs.

We love our bridge!

A Soggy Day and a Swollen Willamette River

We decided to brave the rain and take the dog for a walk under the I-205 bridge this afternoon to see what the Willamette looked like. With all the rain we've been having lately, it was abnormally high, muddy and churning. 

The stream was rushing down under the bridge releasing itself into the river... The dog was in mud heaven.

The old Oregon City bridge, in repair mode looked bleak and deserted.

The Willamette Falls, practically disappear in the high water.

The recently shut down Blue Heron paper mill just below the falls. Large logs and trees tumbled past on their way toward The Columbia.

It's all we can do to keep this guy out of the water. As it was, he was so wet by the time we got home, a bit of a dip wouldn't have mattered!

rain rain, go away...