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Land Bridge To Close In October For Pavement And Overlook Renovation - 10/01/21

Vancouver, Washington--The City of Vancouver will temporarily close the Confluence Land Bridge, which arcs over State Route 14 east of Interstate 5, for an estimated three-month paving renovation project.

The closure is expected to begin about mid-October and continue through approximately January 2022, weather and construction conditions permitting.

The city’s contractor for the project, Colf Construction, LLC, of Vancouver, will remove the Land Bridge’s failing decomposed granite surface, replacing it with architectural pavers, and renovate the People Overlook, also know as the Kanaka Village Overlook. Construction on the overlook, the most northerly of the Land Bridge’s three overlooks, will include installation of six supporting basalt column sculptures on 2-foot-diameter concrete foundations a minimum of 5-feet below the surface. Total project construction cost is estimated at approximately $350,000.

The 20-foot-wide Confluence Land Bridge, opened to the public in 2007, connects the Columbia River Renaissance Trail with the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site and Discovery Historic Loop Trail.

While the Land Bridge is closed, bicyclists and pedestrians traveling the Columbia River Renaissance Trail can still access the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site using the Discovery Historic Loop Trail through downtown Vancouver to Evergreen Boulevard. To view a map of the Discovery Historic Loop Trail, visit cityofvancouver.us/discoverylooptrail.

The Confluence Land Bridge was developed by the Confluence Project in partnership with the National Park Service and the City of Vancouver. The wide, curving landscaped bridge features scenic viewpoints, historical interpretive signs, Native American words and imagery, and native trees and plants across its span.

For more information about the bridge and the Confluence Project, visit confluenceproject.org/river-site/Vancouver-land-bridge. To learn more about the city’s parks and trails, visit cityofvancouver.us/parksites.

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Land Bridge To Close In October For Pavement And Overlook Renovation - 10/01/21

Vancouver, Washington--The City of Vancouver will temporarily close the Confluence Land Bridge, which arcs over State Route 14 east of Interstate 5, for an estimated three-month paving renovation project.

The closure is expected to begin about mid-October and continue through approximately January 2022, weather and construction conditions permitting.

The city’s contractor for the project, Colf Construction, LLC, of Vancouver, will remove the Land Bridge’s failing decomposed granite surface, replacing it with architectural pavers, and renovate the People Overlook, also know as the Kanaka Village Overlook. Construction on the overlook, the most northerly of the Land Bridge’s three overlooks, will include installation of six supporting basalt column sculptures on 2-foot-diameter concrete foundations a minimum of 5-feet below the surface. Total project construction cost is estimated at approximately $350,000.

The 20-foot-wide Confluence Land Bridge, opened to the public in 2007, connects the Columbia River Renaissance Trail with the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site and Discovery Historic Loop Trail.

While the Land Bridge is closed, bicyclists and pedestrians traveling the Columbia River Renaissance Trail can still access the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site using the Discovery Historic Loop Trail through downtown Vancouver to Evergreen Boulevard. To view a map of the Discovery Historic Loop Trail, visit cityofvancouver.us/discoverylooptrail.

The Confluence Land Bridge was developed by the Confluence Project in partnership with the National Park Service and the City of Vancouver. The wide, curving landscaped bridge features scenic viewpoints, historical interpretive signs, Native American words and imagery, and native trees and plants across its span.

For more information about the bridge and the Confluence Project, visit confluenceproject.org/river-site/Vancouver-land-bridge. To learn more about the city’s parks and trails, visit cityofvancouver.us/parksites.

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