T.Y. Lin International was an Outstanding Award winner for the Sellwood Bridge Replacement project in the 2017 Annual Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards Program in the Category – New Bridges or Transportation Structures.

The Sellwood Bridge is the busiest two-lane bridge in the state of Oregon. Located near downtown Portland, the bridge serves as a vital east-west link across the Willamette River. Its predecessor, a four-span, continuous 1,091-foot-long steel Warren Truss was built in 1925 to replace a ferry line that had serviced the community since 1903. Constructed on a restricted budget, the truss bridge was only 32-feet-wide, with two traffic lanes and a single 4-foot sidewalk. …