November 26, 2025 8:03 am
Clark County, Government, News 
An illustration shows plans for a fixed-span, replacement Interstate 5 Bridge. (Contributed illustration)
An illustration shows what a fixed-span replacement Interstate 5 Bridge might look like as it crosses the Columbia River between Hayden Island in Oregon and the state Highway 14 interchange in downtown Vancouver. (IBR Program contributed illustration)
Port of Vancouver USA CEO Julianna Marler, second from right, introduces Washington State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti, right, during a lift of the Interstate 5 Bridge on June 12, 2023. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)
Cars travel along the Oregon side of Interstate 5 and the Interstate 5 Bridge on Oct. 5, 2022, as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)
Leaders say they’ve reached a key milestone in their quest to replace the century-old Interstate 5 Bridge.
The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program announced Tuesday that four Columbia River users likely to be impacted by the proposed replacement bridge’s 116-foot height restrictions have signed agreements worth $140 million to allow for a fixed-span bridge design.
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