Jeff Wills

>So I go to do half of the STP route backwards from Pdx to Centralia (to hop
>Amtrak there) and
>I ride 50 miles west on 30 to the big bridge over the Columbia to Washington.
>
>I see a climb into the sky, one narrow lane each way, heavy traffic including
>logging trucks,
>and a narrow shoulder littered with pieces of wood of various sizes.
>
>So, terrified, I hitchhiked across the bridge with my bike. I got a ride in less
>than
>10 minutes, I'm happy to say. Comments? Are most people aware of how >awful this
>bridge is? Is there any talk of improving it?

One of my friends has done a loop from Central Portland through Vancouver, up the Washington side, across at Rainier, then south in Oregon. The bridge is narrow and heavily travelled, but it's not "awful". I understand that it's better than a few years ago, when there was *no* room next to the car traffic.

Here's his description of the route, with a link to a map:
http://escapevelocipede.blogspot.com/2006/08/792005-longview-loop-120-miles.html

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Jeff Wills

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