Interstate 5 span’s Native American name, Whilamut Passage Bridge, praised

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It’s official: The new Interstate 5 freeway bridges that span the Willamette River, one finished and the other under construction, now have a name. Within days, the Oregon Department of Transportation will erect the official white-on-brown signs at each end of the western span, which will carry vehicles in both …

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