The Hawthorne Bridge and the Morrison Bridge will close to motorized vehicles Friday, July 4 for the Waterfront Blues Festival fireworks show. Both bridges will close to cars and trucks from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Drivers will need to use alternative routes. The bridges will remain open for bicyclists and pedestrians. These closures are not weather dependent. Multnomah County is closing the bridges during this time because crowds often fill the bridges and cars stop to watch the fireworks. This can cause safety issues.
Note: Starting at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, the center westbound lane on the bridge will be closed for crews to start setting up fencing equipment. It will remain closed until the bridge reopens Friday, July 4 at midnight.
Multnomah County maintains five Willamette River bridges: the Sellwood, Hawthorne, Morrison, Burnside and Broadway Bridges as well as the Wapato Bridge over the Multnomah Channel. For information, visit https://www.multco.us/bridges.