Future Westside Trail Sections & Bridge over Hwy 26

The Metro Council approved THPRD’s Westside Trail Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge project for a Metro 2019 Parks and Nature Bond Trails Grant for more than $1.9 million.

Community survey for Westside Trail Bridge funding

June 02, 2022

Share your input in a community survey about Westside Trail Bridge funding by Tuesday, June 21.

Community input helps shape the Westside Trail Bridge Study

September 24, 2021

Community input is helping THPRD understand the community’s preferred features for the bridge design.

New Survey for Westside Trail Bridge over Highway / Nueva encuesta sobre el puente de Westside Trail que cruzará Highway 26

February 28, 2021

Love Your Trails celebration / Celebración Ama a tus Veredas

February 27, 2021

Join THPRD for the Love Your Trails celebration on Saturday, February 13 at Pioneer Park. Celebrate your local trails and Valentines’ weekend at at this walk-through celebration to enjoy family activities, free raffle and giveaways. Plus, learn about the upcoming Westside Trail bridge and share your input!

Property & Agency Stakeholders Virtual Meeting II for Westside Trail Bridge study

January 26, 2021

THPRD invites community members to view our next Property & Agency Stakeholders Virtual Meeting for the Westside Trail Bridge over Highway 26 study on Tuesday, January 26 at 2:00-3:30pm. This is an opportunity to hear project updates, learn what we heard from community members, and share your input on bridge alignment options.

Virtual Community Meeting for Westside Trail Bridge study

October 20, 2020

The THPRD Planning team is holding a Virtual Community Meeting for the new Westside Trail Bridge over Highway 26 study. The virtual meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 20 at 6:00pm. This meeting is an opportunity for community members across the district to learn more about the study project, ask questions, and provide your input.

Property & Agency Stakeholders Virtual Meeting for Westside Trail Bridge study

September 30, 2020

The THPRD Planning team is offering a virtual presentation and discussion about the upcoming Westside Trail Bridge over Highway 26 study. While this Property & Agency Stakeholders Virtual Meeting will be a discussion among local property owners and agency stakeholders, we are also inviting the public to share their input and ask questions.

THPRD Exploring Options to Connect the Westside Trail Over Highway 26

April 15, 2020

THPRD is launching a project to explore options for the development of a pedestrian and bicycle bridge crossing over Highway 26 to connect the Westside Trail from SW Greenbrier Parkway to the NW Cornell Road.

Description

This effort explores options for developing new sections of the Westside Trail from NW 158th & Walker Rd to NW Kaiser in combination with THPRD’s ongoing efforts to develop a future Westside Trail pedestrian bridge connecting NW Greenbrier Parkway to NW Cornell Rd over Highway 26. The future trail sections and bridge would create a link connecting over 25 miles of our Regional Trails system for pedestrians and bicyclists to reach destinations across Washington County. Key destinations include schools, businesses, housing, parks, recreation centers, natural areas, and transit stations.

The current phase of the project focuses on feasibility studies and fundraising. The feasibility studies allow THPRD to explore partnerships with local agencies and businesses, identify barriers to development, engage community, draft design options, and determine cost estimates. The feasibility studies also help THPRD fundraise for development and construction through grant-writing and partnership-building.

With the bridge feasibility study completed in 2022, the district will launch a new feasibility study in 2024 to design the sections of trail leading to and from the bridge (from NW 158th & Walker Rd to NW Kaiser). Pending grant funding, THPRD anticipates construction of these additional sections in 2026. THPRD continues working toward the future bridge development, including permitting with multiple jurisdictions, drafting construction documents, and securing additional grant funds for the bridge’s construction costs. After the new trail sections leading to the future bridge are constructed, THPRD aims to focus on bridge construction.

The future trail sections and bridge project are funded by a combination of the THPRD systems development charge fund, Metro’s 2019 Parks & Nature Bond fund, Metro’s Regional Flexible fund, the Oregon Community Paths Program grant, and the Washington County Major Streets Transportation Improvement Program (MSTIP) Opportunity fund.

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Timeline

^* timeline is an approximate estimate

Frequently
Asked Questions

Below you’ll find answers to the questions we get asked the most about this project.

Is it certain that this bridge will be built?
This project is specifically to explore options for building a bridge to connect the Westside Trail over Highway 26. This project will help THPRD determine a budget for such a bridge, as well as learn more about options for where and how the bridge could be built. It’s also an opportunity to engage the public to better understand the needs of community members while planning the bridge. Once all this information is gathered, it will help determine the timeline for moving forward with bridge construction.

How will I get news and updates about the project?
Throughout the process, we will continue to post updates and ways to get involved on this webpage. We send public meeting and construction notices to nearby and adjacent community members for all our development projects. If you would like to receive updates and notices about this project, please join the project’s email list.

Why does THPRD purchase property if they are not yet ready to develop it into a park?
THPRD makes an effort to purchase property when it becomes available in new housing development areas and in established housing areas that are underserved. (Level of service is defined in THPRD’s Parks Functional Plan.) Even if THPRD does not have the funds to fully develop the property, the advanced purchase helps ensure that THPRD can serve patrons in that area in the future.

Why does it sometimes take years until THPRD can develop a trail connection?
THPRD is the largest special park district in Oregon, spanning 50 square miles and serving about 250,000 residents in and around Beaverton. THPRD makes an effort to purchase property that will connect trails when and as it becomes available. The development of certain trail connections are then prioritized based on each neighborhood’s level of need, access, and amount of time they’ve been waiting. Additional factors include any existing barriers or limitations in an area, proximity to major destinations, the number of district residents served in an area, funding and grant availability, transportation access, and more. These factors can be found on the THPRD Trails Functional Plan. Once THPRD begins planning the development of a trail connection, we are required to complete a variety of assessments, permits, community engagement processes, planning documents, and more, all of which can take several years.