Center Street Bridge

Center Street Bridge
Coordinates	44°56′42″N123°02′36″W / 44.94500°N 123.04333°W / 44.94500; -123.04333
Carries	OR 22 (Center Street)
Crosses	Willamette River
Locale	Salem, Oregon
Maintained by	Marion County
Characteristics
Design	Plate girder
History
Opened	November 20, 1984 (replaced 1918 bridge)
Location
Interactive map of Center Street Bridge

The Center Street Bridge is a road bridge located in Salem, Oregon, United States. It spans the Willamette River, connecting West Salem and Oregon Route 22 to Salem. It carries vehicle traffic eastbound from Route 22 and directly from Wallace Road. Traffic exits onto Center Street directly, and onto Front Street via a pair of northbound and southbound off-ramps. The current bridge structure, opened in 1984, replaced the previous bridge on this site that was built in 1918. ^[1]

History

Various crossings have existed on the site of the Center Street Bridge over the years. ^{[2] [3]} The previous bridge, opened in 1918 and replaced a steel bridge that had been built in 1891, initially carried two-way vehicle traffic. It was later switched to eastbound-only when the westbound-only Marion Street Bridge opened in 1954. The 1918 bridge was reconstructed in 1983 after the completion of a widening project from two to four lanes on the Marion Street Bridge. ^[1] The current structure carries four eastbound vehicular travel lanes and a multi-use path.

See also

• List of crossings of the Willamette River

References

1. Zimmerman, Andy. "Heritage: Modern Salem bridge ushered in new era of traffic". Statesman Journal. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
2. "History of Bridges" (PDF). Salem River Crossing. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
3. Lutz, Dick. "Salem History: Bridges". salemhistory.net. Retrieved December 27, 2008.

External links

• Historic images of Center Street Bridge from Salem Public Library