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Crossing of the Willamette River on January 23, 2024 on the new bridge coming from Corvallis on Van Buren Street. The bridge is under construction and will include a walking and biking path.

The ins and outs of the Van Buren Bridge construction

Ellen Gonzalez, News Contributor
February 6, 2024

VAN BUREN BRIDGE: Incorrect information about the status of the Van Buren Bridge was included in the original version of this article posted Feb. 6. The Van Buren Bridge is being torn down and rebuilt....

Construction of the Van Buren temporary bridge in September.

Temporary bridge opens for reconstruction of Van Buren Bridge

Ellen Gonzalez, News Contributor
November 14, 2023

To allow for reconstruction of the Van Buren Bridge, the Oregon Department of Transportation is shifting eastbound traffic to a temporary bridge on Nov. 15. The project to reconstruct the bridge began...

Van Buren Bridge and its construction cranes on September 22. This construction has caused congestion on Van Buren.

Construction on Van Buren Bridge improves seismic preparedness and traffic congestion

Ellen Gonzalez, News Contributor
September 28, 2023

Who wants to be stuck on an unstable bridge in the event of an earthquake? No one! As it turns out, this is more probable here in the Pacific Northwest and Corvallis’ Van Buren Bridge is not equipped...

Some community members advocate preservation of the historical structure, which will be replaced in 2022, but no new owner has stepped up yet.Photo taken before coronavirus shelter-in-place order.

Future of historic Van Buren Bridge in Corvallis still uncertain

William Ross, News Contributor
May 28, 2020

In 2022, Corvallis residents will have to say goodbye to the Van Buren Street Bridge in its current location—but perhaps not to the bridge itself.The Oregon Department of Transportation currently owns...

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