T. Y . Lin International Group | Projects | Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People Photo Credit: Tom Paiva Photography T. Y . Lin International (TYLI) served as Engineer of Record for the new Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People, a transit-only, cable-stayed bridge spanning the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon – the nation’s “City of Bridges. ” The sleek, modern multi-modal bridge is the largest transit bridge in the United States for light rail, streetcars, buses, bicycles, pedestrians, and emergency vehicles – but no private or commercial vehicles. At 1,720 feet long, with a main span of 780 feet, the concrete bridge is a hybrid between a traditional cable-stayed layout and an extradosed bridge, with two towers and two landside piers. Two 14-foot-wide bicycle-pedestrian paths flank

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