75-427: [REDACTED] I-405 in Portland [REDACTED] I-5 in Portland [REDACTED] I-205 in Portland [REDACTED] US 97 in Madras [REDACTED] OR 126 in Prineville [REDACTED] US 395 in John Day U.S. Route 26 ( US 26 ) is a major cross-state United States Numbered Highway with its western terminus in the U.S. state of Oregon , connecting US 101 on
150-540: A fire sprinkler system mandated for recipients of state welfare forced the eviction of 80 residents from the Carlton Hotel. Further planning work was delayed by a dispute with the city government and Bureau of Public Roads over the location of ramps and interchanges in early 1961, which were resolved with formal federal approval in August. The state highway commission approved the designation of Highway No. 61 for
225-553: A compromise for the neighborhood. In August 2009, the entirety of I-405 with the exception of the Fremont Bridge was completely repaved for the first time by ODOT. The bridge itself was repaved in August 2011. ODOT began a year-long project to repair and replace expansion joints on elevated sections of the freeway in March 2019 because of extended deterioration of the structure. In 1998, Mayor Vera Katz proposed capping
300-543: A cost of $ 5.5 million (equivalent to $ 40.6 million in 2023 dollars). The delay was attributed to heavy rains that prevented painting of lane markings and to a failed shipment of raised pavement markers . Excavation of the second section, also under the direction of the Drake Company, began in September 1965. It opened in September 1966, extending I-405 from Broadway to Southwest Montgomery Street near
375-627: A depressed roadway. The northern section from US 26 to the Fremont Bridge was split into three options: an elevated freeway between 15th and 16th avenues proposed by the city; an elevated freeway between 18th and 19th avenues; and a depressed roadway between 21st and 22nd avenues. The city government, Portland State College, and downtown business groups lobbied in support of the Clay–Market route, producing their own study that claimed it would preserve downtown property values. The Oregon State Highway Commission and Bureau of Public Roads preferred
450-522: A final cost of $ 82 million (equivalent to $ 430 million in 2023 dollars). I-405 cost a total of $ 121 million to construct (equivalent to $ 634 million in 2023 dollars), making it the most expensive freeway project in Oregon on a per-mile basis. The northern section included construction of stub ramps to two future freeway extensions: the Industrial Freeway ( I-505 ) from
525-411: A long-term freeways plan from the city government, but was later cancelled because of a lack of funding. The unused ramps were instead redirected to Kerby Avenue to serve the expanded Legacy Emanuel Hospital with approval from the city council in 1974 despite protests from local residents, which stalled the project for several years. The ramps were opened in 1979 with limited access to nearby streets as
600-510: A male householder with no wife present, and 33.2% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.22. The median age in the city was 33.6 years. 26.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.1% were from 25 to 44; 24.5% were from 45 to 64; and 10.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of
675-603: A measure of traffic volume for any average day of the year. The busiest section of I-405 is at Burnside Street, which carried a daily average of 131,400 vehicles in 2018; and the least-trafficked section, at Southwest Broadway, carried 84,400 vehicles. The freeway had an estimated 8 hours of northbound congestion and 11.8 hours of southbound congestion in 2017, with average speeds of 22.8 mph (36.7 km/h) for northbound traffic and 23.8 mph (38.3 km/h) for southbound traffic during weekday afternoon rush hours . TriMet operates one bus route on I-405, Line 24, which uses
750-429: A member of a pioneer family, served as the first mayor . The local economy was primarily driven by agriculture, particularly the cultivation of berries, grapes, and vegetables. During that period, trains operated between Gresham and Portland on an hourly schedule. Gresham's early settlers would go on to form the outlying communities of Boring , Sandy , Fairview , and Estacada . Gresham's city library, which began as
825-577: A part of Route 99W that also carries the MAX Yellow Line . The northern terminus of I-405 is at a stack interchange with I-5 in the Eliot neighborhood; US 30 continues southeasterly onto I-5 for a short distance before beginning a concurrency with I-84 . A set of ramps continue northeast from the interchange to Legacy Emanuel Hospital along the alignment of the cancelled Rose City Freeway . I-405, also designated as Stadium Freeway No. 61,
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#1732781099004900-592: A post office named "Campground," which referred to the area's religious camp meeting site and its convenience as a stop for travelers heading to Portland. Once the Post Office Department recognized its error, it revoked the Campground post office designation. Gresham was incorporated in 1905, the year of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition ; its population at the time was 365. Lewis Shattuck,
975-678: A short freeway into the Northwest Industrial Area that was originally intended for the cancelled I-505 . I-405 and US 30 become concurrent as they cross over the Willamette River on the eight-lane Fremont Bridge , a steel tied-arch bridge that carries southbound traffic on its upper deck and northbound traffic below. The double-decker freeway continues northeast over the Union Pacific Railroad 's Albina railyard and Interstate Avenue,
1050-456: A six-month term or until a new city manager is selected. The city council consists of the mayor and six councilors, all of whom serve four-year terms. Elections are held in November of even-numbered years. In election years divisible by four, (e.g., 2000, 2004, 2008), three councilors are elected. In election years not divisible by four, (e.g., 1998, 2002, 2006), the other three councilors and
1125-719: A small book collection in the town's general store, was officially established as the Gresham Branch Public Library in 1913 with a grant from the Andrew Carnegie library fund . Gresham General Hospital opened in 1959 in downtown Gresham. In 1984, the hospital moved to Stark Street and became Mount Hood Medical Center . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 23.43 square miles (60.68 km ), of which 23.20 square miles (60.09 km )
1200-529: A temporary crossing that had been in use since May 1964. The not-yet-complete freeway was used as the boundary between the state's 1st and 3rd congressional districts following a special redistricting vote by the state legislature in May 1965. The first section of I-405, between the Ross Island Bridge and Southwest Broadway, opened to traffic on October 26, 1965, two months later than scheduled and at
1275-542: Is also located in Gresham, it offers associate degrees, as well as bachelor's programs through a partnership with Eastern Oregon University . According to the US Census, 27.16% of the Gresham residents had a bachelor's degree , while 9.93% had earned a master's degree or above. Gresham is accessed from the west via Interstate 84 and via U.S. Route 26 from the east. Gresham is serviced by TriMet 's bus system and
1350-588: Is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km ) is water. The total area includes parts of Fairview Creek and Johnson Creek . Gresham is characterized by hills on its eastern border. Northeast Gresham is also hilly, especially where the city meets Troutdale toward the Columbia River . Its elevation is 325 feet (99 m). Johnson Creek , which begins at the foothills of the Cascade Mountains , runs westward through Gresham, with 23 percent of
1425-589: Is preceded by the corresponding state highway number. Interstate 405 (Oregon) Interstate 405 ( I-405 ), also known as the Stadium Freeway No. 61 , is a short north–south Interstate Highway in Portland, Oregon . It forms a loop that travels around the west side of Downtown Portland , between two junctions with I-5 on the Willamette River near the Marquam Bridge to
1500-556: Is the shortest Interstate freeway in the Portland area, at 4.2 miles (6.8 km). It has a posted speed limit of 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) because of the short distance between interchanges and high volume of merging traffic. The highway is maintained by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), who conduct an annual survey of traffic volume that is expressed in terms of annual average daily traffic (AADT),
1575-407: The 2020 census , there were 114,247 people and 44,816 households residing in the city. As of the 2010 census , there were 105,594 people, 38,704 households, and 25,835 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,551.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,757.3/km ). There were 41,015 housing units at an average density of 1,767.9 per square mile (682.6/km ). The racial makeup of the city
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#17327810990041650-690: The Central Oregon Highway No. 7 to the Idaho state line. An ancient trail passed through the section of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation as part of an extensive Indian trade network linking peoples of the northern Great Basin and Columbia Plateau to those living west of the Cascade Range . Obsidian , bear grass , and slaves were transported over these trails to major trading locations along
1725-531: The Columbia River in exchange for dried salmon , smelt , sturgeon , and decorative sea shells. The long established route was later used by Peter Skene Ogden 's fur trapping expeditions in 1825 and 1826. Fur trader Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth was here in the 1830s. Captain John C. Frémont followed this route on his 1843 explorations for the U.S. and Lieutenant Henry Larcom Abbot headed a Pacific Railroad survey party along it in 1855. The Sunset Highway portion
1800-1157: The Emanuel and Christina Anderson House and William Gedamke House , both Victorian Queen Anne homes built circa 1900; the Gresham Carnegie Library , built in 1913; the Dr. Herbert H. Hughes House , built in 1922; the Charles and Fae Olson House , a modernist home built in 1946; and the David and Marianne Ott House, a ranch home built in 1952. There are numerous parks in Gresham, such as Main City Park , located near downtown Gresham. Other parks include Hogan Butte Nature Park, East Gresham Park, Pat Pfeifer Park , Thom Park, Red Sunset Park , Rockwood Central Park , Vance Park , and Clatsop Butte Park , an upland butte located south of Powell Butte . Other public points of interest are Persimmon Country Club, Gresham Golf Course Mt. Hood Theatre and Gresham Pioneer Cemetery which
1875-592: The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 . The 3.8-mile (6.1 km) freeway was estimated to cost $ 71 million in 1958 dollars (equivalent to $ 575 million in 2023 dollars) and would be funded primarily by the federal government under the Interstate Highways program. The Oregon Highway Division studied a set of five alternate routes for the freeway, designated as Interstate 405 by the federal government in 1958, with input from
1950-738: The Mount Hood Corridor , and is part of the Mount Hood Scenic Byway . The Mount Hood Highway branches off to the north along OR 35, and the Warm Springs Highway No. 53 carries US 26 southeast through Wapinitia Pass (where it crosses the Pacific Crest Trail ), Blue Box Pass, the Warm Springs Indian Reservation , and Agency Plains to Madras . After a short overlap with US 97 ( The Dalles-California Highway No. 4 ),
2025-557: The Mount Hood Freeway , which would have replaced US 26. It was cancelled in 1974 following a protests and local opposition . A few ramp stubs from I-5 on the Marquam Bridge were built to prepare for the new freeway and remained in place until the 2010s. The state and county government later considered moving US 26 to Division Street between I-205 and Gresham to improve freeway access. The cancelled freeway included plans to bypass Sandy, which were later revived in
2100-593: The Oregon Coast near Seaside with the Idaho state line east of Nyssa . Local highway names include the Sunset Highway No. 47 , Mount Hood Highway No. 26 , and John Day Highway No. 5 before continuing into Idaho and beyond. The western terminus of the highway (and of US 26) is at an interchange with US 101 between Seaside and Cannon Beach . The highway heads east from there through
2175-665: The Oregon Coast Range , providing access to Saddle Mountain and passing through the valleys of the Necanicum and Nehalem rivers. It then crosses over the Oregon Coast Range , where it passes through the Dennis L. Edwards Tunnel , descending into the Tualatin Valley , into the community of Banks . East of Banks, the highway merges with Oregon Route 6 (OR 6) and becomes a freeway , which passes through
2250-632: The Oregon Zoo and other attractions. At the bottom of the grade, the highway passes through the Vista Ridge Tunnels into Downtown Portland . Immediately east of the tunnel is an interchange with Interstate 405 (I-405); this interchange is the end of the Sunset Highway. In Portland, the route overlaps I-405 ( Stadium Freeway No. 61 ) for a short distance before exiting onto city streets, including Arthur Street, to reach
2325-662: The Robertson Tunnel . The highway enters the Portland city limits near the Sylvan-Highlands neighborhood, where it is also joined by OR 8 ; east of here, the highway descends a steep grade through a canyon which penetrates Portland's Tualatin Mountains ; this stretch of the Sunset is coincident with Canyon Road . The highway skirts the southern edge of Portland's Washington Park , providing access to
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2400-558: The Ross Island Bridge . US 26 leaves the bridge, which is at the beginning of the Mount Hood Highway No. 26 , and follows Powell Boulevard, a surface street, to Gresham . An expressway begins near Gresham and carries US 26 southeast to near Sandy . From Sandy to near Government Camp and Bennett Pass, where US 26 intersects OR 35 , it closely follows the historic Barlow Road through
2475-588: The Willamette Valley , Located in Multnomah County in the U.S. state of Oregon , bordered by Portland to the northwest and partially in the southwest. it was first settled in the early 1850s by the Powell brothers. It remained unincorporated until 1905; it was named after Walter Quintin Gresham , an American Civil War general and United States Secretary of State . The early economy of
2550-466: The high-tech regions of Washington County . The freeway enters the Portland metropolitan area in the northeast corner of Hillsboro , then passes through the northern part of the city of Beaverton and the communities of Cedar Hills and Cedar Mill near the intersection with the northern terminus of OR 217 . Also at this point, MAX Light Rail is adjacent on the north side of the highway for nearly two miles (3.2 km) until it submerges into
2625-815: The one-way couplet of Market and Clay streets, which carried the Sunset Highway to its end at Naito Parkway ( Pacific Highway West No. 1W ), turning south there to reach the Ross Island Bridge. In 2020, US 26 was designated POW/MIA Memorial Highway by the state legislature following a request from the Bend Heroes Foundation and Oregon Veterans Motorcycle Association . Milepoints are as reported by ODOT and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. Z indicates overlapping mileage due to construction longer than established route, and – indicates negative mileage behind established beginning point. Segments that are locally maintained may be omitted. For routes traversing multiple named state highways, each milepoint
2700-571: The 2000s and 2010s to address congestion issues in the area. US 26 formerly terminated at a junction with US 30 in Astoria, sharing an alignment with US 101 north of Cannon Beach. The highway was truncated by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in 2005 following a request from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). Prior to 2005, US 26 ran through Downtown Portland on
2775-463: The Bureau of Public Roads to adopt Harbor Drive as its route for I-405, but they were rejected because it did not meet modern freeway standards. The group later circulated a public petition with 3,000 signatures opposing the construction of the 13th–14th avenues section of the freeway between US 26 and Burnside Street. On March 22, the city council voted unanimously to approve its agreements with
2850-715: The Foothills Thruway (later forming I-405) and the East-Side Thruway (later I-5), connected by a northern crossing of the Willamette River. The Foothills Thruway would run along Northwest 24th Avenue and terminate at two intersections with Harbor Drive at the Ross Island Bridge to the south and the new Willamette River bridge to the north. A city study released in June 1955 proposed the construction of several freeways in downtown Portland, including
2925-589: The Foothills route because it had $ 4 million (equivalent to $ 31.6 million in 2023 dollars) in cost savings compared to the Clay–Market route. The Oregon chapter of the American Institute of Architects and several industry groups recommended a delay in deciding the route based on potential damage to the cityscape caused by the designs in both options. By late May, a total of 389 households and 37 businesses had been relocated in anticipation of
3000-400: The Fremont Bridge as a connection between Slabtown and Legacy Emanuel Hospital. Highway planner Robert Moses was commissioned by the city government in 1943 to envision a program of public improvements that would begin after the end of World War II to provide employment for returning soldiers. Among these were a network of "thruways" for Portland, including a downtown loop consisting of
3075-568: The Fremont Bridge to I-5. I-405 begins at a three-way stack interchange with I-5 and Harbor Drive on the south side of Downtown Portland near the South Waterfront neighborhood. I-5 continues northeast from the interchange to the Marquam Bridge to East Portland and south towards South Portland , passing under the Ross Island Bridge . I-405 travels northwest along the foothills of the Southwest Hills , traveling around
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3150-589: The Stadium Freeway on December 8, 1961. In February 1962, the Portland City Council postponed its decisions on closing streets for freeway construction and ratification of an agreement with the state highway commission on maintenance of ramps and overpasses after protests from local residents, who described I-405 as a "gigantic monstrosity" and the "West Side Suicide". The state highway commission halted its property acquisition negotiations
3225-472: The Sunset Freeway and Stadium Freeway—later combined to form I-405. The northern crossing would use the double-decker Fremont Bridge , which had been proposed earlier as part of U.S. Route 99W in the 1920s but defeated in public referendums. The federal Bureau of Public Roads included the Stadium Freeway in its 1955 recommendation for a national system of expressways that were later funded by
3300-406: The Sunset Highway at their January 17, 1946, meeting by a unanimous vote. The name is drawn from both the nickname and insignia of the 41st Infantry Division , which was largely drawn from Oregon, and because the highway leads towards the setting sun. The highway was rededicated in honor of the 41st Infantry Division in 1995. In the 1960s, Powell Boulevard in Portland was proposed as the corridor of
3375-602: The Vista Ridge Tunnel. The Marquam Bridge opened a month later, granting access to East Portland via new ramps from I-405 to I-5. Construction of the third phase of I-405, covering 1.17 miles (1.88 km) between Montgomery and Johnson streets, began in July 1966 under a $ 12.3 million contract (equivalent to $ 88.3 million in 2023 dollars) —the largest to be awarded by in the state highway commission's history. It included 22 overpasses to reduce disruption to
3450-540: The age of 18 and 6.7% of those 65 and older. There are several National Register of Historic Places sites located in Gresham. The Louise Home Hospital and Residence Hall , is located in west Gresham, and serves as a social services facility. Other sites include: the Jacob Zimmerman House , a farmhouse built by German-American settlers in 1874; the Hamlin–Johnson House, a farmhouse built in 1888;
3525-620: The below-grade trench, running parallel to 15th and 16th avenues. After an interchange with Glisan Street, the freeway becomes elevated and passes over cross-streets in the Pearl District , including those carrying the tracks of the Portland Streetcar 's NS Line . A streetcar maintenance barn and railyard is located under the freeway between Marshall and Overton streets. At the northwest edge of Downtown Portland, I-405 intersects US 30 , which continues northwest along
3600-476: The city government over potential impacts to the west side of the central business district. The southern section from the Marquam Bridge to US 26 near Southwest Jefferson Street was split into two options: the Clay–Market route, following Clay and Market streets to the north of Portland State College ; and the Foothills route, which would curve along the southwest side of an urban renewal area with
3675-419: The city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female. As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $ 43,442, and the mean income for a family was $ 51,126. Males had a median income of $ 37,701 versus $ 27,744 for females. That is a difference of $ 9,957. The per capita income for the city was $ 19,588. About 8.4% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 17.2% of those under
3750-481: The city was primarily supported by agriculture, and by the mid-20th century, the city saw a population boom, increasing from 4,000 residents to more than 10,000 between 1960 and 1970. The population was 114,247 at the 2020 census , making it the second most populous city in the county and the fourth-most populous city in Oregon . Gresham is an economic center for eastern Multnomah County. The area now known as Gresham
3825-519: The construction of temporary street detours in October 1963, ahead of work on the Vista Ridge Tunnels (part of US 26), which began the following month. Demolition and site clearing began by the end of 1963, with the St. Joseph's Catholic Church (built in 1887) among the oldest buildings to be demolished for the project; other buildings were saved from demolition and moved to new locations, including
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#17327810990043900-654: The creek's watershed running through the city. The city of Gresham is divided into 16 recognized neighborhoods: Central City, Centennial, Gresham Butte, Historic Southeast, Hogan Cedars, Hollybrook, Kelly Creek, North Central, North Gresham, Northeast, Northwest, Pleasant Valley, Powell Valley, Rockwood , Southwest & Wilkes East. Gresham, like most of western Oregon, has a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen Csb / Csa ). Summers feature pleasant mornings, very warm and sunny afternoons and only very occasional rainfall, whereas winters are cloudy with cool to cold afternoons, occasional frosts, and frequent long rainy periods. As of
3975-723: The east edge of the Goose Hollow neighborhood, passing the Multnomah County Central Library , Lincoln High School , and Providence Park , home of several local soccer teams. The below-grade freeway is connected to the neighborhood and the western fringe of downtown by a series of ramps that lead to Salmon and Taylor streets. At Yamhill and Morrison streets, I-405 crosses under bridges carrying MAX Light Rail trains, which continues west towards Beaverton and east to Downtown Portland. I-405 intersects Burnside Street and turns due north as it climbs out of
4050-474: The first construction contract for the Stadium Freeway project in August 1963, accepting a $ 4.4 million bid (equivalent to $ 33.6 million in 2023 dollars) from the Donald M. Drake Company to build the 1.08-mile (1.74 km) section from the Ross Island Bridge to Southwest Broadway with connections to the Marquam Bridge and the new freeway which became I-5. Construction began with utility relocation and
4125-558: The following month while awaiting the city council's approval of the agreement and other plans, which were required under federal law. The protests coincided with the growing opposition to other freeway projects in the Portland area, including the Laurelhurst Freeway (I-205), at the onset of the region's freeway revolts . A pair of downtown businessmen formed the Citizens for Sane Freeways Committee and attempted to lobby
4200-468: The freeway project, while 47 buildings had been demolished. The state highway commission hosted a public hearing in June 1960 to hear testimony from 300 people at Portland's Public Auditorium . The commission adopted the Foothills route and 15th–16th elevated freeway for I-405 on July 8, which would cost an estimated $ 75.7 million to construct (equivalent to $ 598 million in 2023 dollars). The Portland City Council then voted on July 14 to approve
4275-418: The freeway, including a school, several churches, and a recently completed synagogue for Congregation Shaarie Torah . In 1963, the owner of the Carlton Hotel, a long-term care home with 139 elderly residents, appealed the condemnation and planned demolition of the building to make way for the Stadium Freeway. The state government agreed to assist in relocating the residents to a new building, but its lack of
4350-483: The freeway, which displaced approximately 1,100 households. The southernmost section of I-405 opened on October 26, 1965, and was followed by extensions in 1966 and 1969. The final section, including the Fremont Bridge, opened in November 1973. Plans for a spur freeway, I-505 , were cancelled in 1978 following public opposition; its interchange with I-405 was subsequently reused for a 1988 realignment of U.S. Route 30 (US 30), which runs concurrent with I-405 across
4425-413: The general route endorsed by the state highway commission. The state government began negotiations to acquire property along the Stadium Freeway's future right of way in October 1960, later requesting federal funds to aid the city government with relocating an estimated 1,100 households affected by planned demolitions. An estimated 554 buildings with 1,668 residential units were in the right of way for
4500-401: The mayor are elected. Gresham is served by three school districts: Centennial , Gresham-Barlow , and Reynolds . High schools include Gresham High School , Sam Barlow High School , Springwater Trail High School , Centennial High School , and Reynolds High School . Private schools include Portland Adventist Elementary School, and Eastside Christian School. Mount Hood Community College
4575-780: The short Madras-Prineville Highway No. 360 continues southeast to a junction with OR 126 in Prineville . At that junction, US 26 picks up the Ochoco Highway No. 41 , which also follows OR 126 west to US 97 in Redmond . The Ochoco Highway ends at OR 19 near Dayville , from which US 26 follows the John Day Highway No. 5 through John Day to US 20 in Vale . The remainder of US 26 in Oregon overlaps US 20 on
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#17327810990044650-429: The south and Fremont Bridge to the north. The Stadium Freeway was envisioned in the 1940s and 1950s by the state government and was added to the Interstate Highway system in 1958. Construction began in 1963, utilizing a trench with extensive landscaping and frequent overpasses, and was the most expensive freeway project in state history at a cost of $ 121 million. Hundreds of buildings were demolished to make way for
4725-518: The southwest portion of I-405 to create space for parks, housing, and offices. A similar proposal was suggested by the Portland Art Commission in 1964, but not studied until the adoption of the 1972 Downtown Plan. Plans to cap portions of I-405 have been made by grassroots organizations since the 2000s, aiming to mitigate the effects of the freeway and create new development in northwestern Portland. A 200-foot (61 m) bridge, named Ned Flanders Crossing for The Simpsons character Ned Flanders ,
4800-606: The state highway commission after a four-hour public hearing with 35 speakers, allowing the state government to resume property acquisition. The Stadium Freeway project was divided into several stages to reduce long-term disruption to cross-town access, beginning with the trenched roadway in the Foothills area with 19 overpasses and working northward. The project required the demolition of 282 homes, 138 businesses, and 131 apartment buildings, costing $ 25 million (equivalent to $ 159 million in 2023 dollars) in condemnations and land purchases. The state highway commission awarded
4875-507: The street grid and 55 retaining walls, which were covered by planted trees, shrubs, and ivy to beautify the freeway. An estimated 1,000,000 cubic yards (760,000 m ) of dirt were excavated for the project and reused to fill industrial sites on the Willamette River. The freeway's overpasses were opened to traffic in October 1968, but completion of the lanes and ramps was delayed over heavy rains that disrupted grading and installation of guardrails and signs. The Montgomery–Johnson section
4950-482: The two-story Century Building (which suffered fire damage during its month-long move), the former home of territorial governor George Law Curry , and St. Helen's Hall at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral . The broadcast studios of KGW-TV were also demolished for the project, requiring a $ 865,000 settlement from the state government for its property. The Stadium Freeway's first completed overpass, carrying Southwest 4th Avenue, opened to traffic in March 1965 and replaced
5025-405: The urban campus of Portland State University and passing the end of the South Park Blocks . It begins a short concurrency with US 26 . US 26 splits from I-405 at an interchange north of Montgomery Street, traveling via the Vista Ridge Tunnels onto the Sunset Freeway towards the western suburbs of Portland. I-405 then turns northeast and narrows to four lanes as it travels through
5100-490: The west end of the Fremont Bridge and the Rose City Freeway from the I-5 interchange at the east end of the bridge. I-505 was approved by the federal government in 1969 and was planned to begin construction shortly after the bridge opened, but was halted by lawsuits from neighborhood activists. The project was cancelled in 1978 and the ramps were reused for an expressway section of US 30 connecting to Yeon Avenue, which opened in 1988. The Rose City Freeway remained part of
5175-438: Was 76.0% White , 3.5% African American , 1.3% Native American , 4.3% Asian , 0.7% Pacific Islander , 9.8% from other races , and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.9% of the population. There were 38,704 households, of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had
5250-402: Was built to create a pedestrian and bicycle connection across I-405 between two sections of Northwest Flanders Street in Northwest Portland. Construction on the bridge began in June 2020 and it opened a year later at a cost of $ 9.5 million. The entire route is in Portland , Multnomah County . Gresham, Oregon Gresham ( / ˈ ɡ r ɛ ʃ əm / GRESH -əm ) is a city in
5325-447: Was first settled in 1851 by brothers Jackson and James Powell, who laid claim to land under the Donation Land Claim Act of 1850 and named the settlement Powell's Valley. In 1884, a local merchant petitioned for a post office from the United States Post Office Department to be established in his store, proposing to name it after Postmaster General Walter Q. Gresham if his request was granted. Concurrently, other community members secured
5400-474: Was founded in 1859 and lies on the east side of Southwest Walters Road. The City of Gresham operates under the council–manager form of government. The mayor and city council are elected to be the legislative and policy-making body for the city. The council appoints a city manager who is responsible for the daily operations of the city. The interim city manager is Eric Schmidt, appointed in December 2023 for
5475-501: Was opened to traffic on February 25, 1969, after an additional two-month delay because of snowy and icy weather. It coincided with the opening of the Vista Ridge Tunnels, which provided a connection to the Sunset Freeway (US 26) and replaced an earlier street. The tied arch design of the Fremont Bridge was approved by the state government, city council, and Bureau of Public Roads in May 1966. The costlier design
5550-595: Was recommended by the Portland Art Commission after public outcry over the perceived "ugliness" of the Marquam Bridge and the initial cantilever design for the Fremont Bridge. Construction began in late 1968 and was originally estimated to cost $ 22.4 million (equivalent to $ 150 million in 2023 dollars) until later design changes caused its total cost to reach $ 50 million (equivalent to $ 334 million in 2023 dollars). The Fremont Bridge and I-5 interchange opened on November 15, 1973, at
5625-652: Was under construction by January 1933. Both the Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps participated in the construction during the Great Depression . Portions of highway officially opened to the public on September 19, 1941. In 1949, the highway was completed. The highway was originally named the Wolf Creek Highway after a nearby creek of the same name. The Oregon State Highway Commission renamed it
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