Ned Flanders Crossing

Ned Flanders Crossing is a bicycle and pedestrian bridge spanning Interstate 405 to connect Portland, Oregon's Northwest District and Pearl District, in the United States.^[1] In 2019, the project's estimated cost was $6 million.^[2] It opened in June 2021 and was originally named Flanders Crossing, as it linked the two parts of Flanders Street separated by the interstate, before being re-dedicated to honor The Simpsons character Ned Flanders (himself named for Flanders Street).^[3]

Ned Flanders Crossing
Viewed from the southwest in June 2021
Coordinates	45°31′32″N 122°41′12″W
Crosses	Interstate 405
Locale	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Characteristics
Total length	200 ft (61 m)
Width	24 ft (7.3 m)
History
Construction cost	$6 million
Opened	June 2021
Location

Description and history

The bridge is 200 feet (61 meters) long and 24 feet (7.3 meters) wide.^[4]

Construction started in August 2020.^[5] The bridge was installed in January 2021,^[6] and it was opened to the public on June 4.^[7][8] It was re-dedicated to honor Ned Flanders, a character in The Simpsons and himself named for Flanders Street, in September 2021.^[3]

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  Looking east on the bridge's deck
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  Flanders Crossing site preparation on the night of installation
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  Plaque

See also

• The Simpsons and Portland, Oregon

References

1. VanderHart, Dirk (August 22, 2016). "A New Bike/Pedestrian Bridge Is Coming to NW Portland—And Spurring Some Debate". The Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
2. Monahan, Rachel (April 10, 2019). "Portland's Infrastructure Has Fallen Behind its Reputation as a Bike Town. Here's How the City Is Attempting to Change That". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
3. Ramakrishnan, Jayati (September 9, 2021). "Neighborinos say 'hi-diddly-ho' to new Ned Flanders Crossing in NW Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
4. Swindler, Samantha (June 4, 2021). "Flanders Crossing, new bicycle and pedestrian bridge over I-405, opens in NW Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
5. Gallivan, Joseph (August 4, 2020). "Work underway on Flanders Crossing bridge in NW Portland". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
6. Ding, Jaimie (January 24, 2021). "I-405 reopens after Flanders Crossing installation; pedestrian, bike bridge to open this spring". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
7. "PBOT cuts the ribbon on Flanders Crossing, Portland's newest pedestrian and bicycle bridge" (Press release). Portland Bureau of Transportation. June 4, 2021. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
8. Gallivan, Joseph (June 4, 2021). "Portland bike, pedestrian bridge Flanders Crossing opens". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.

External links

• Media related to Flanders Crossing at Wikimedia Commons