Willamette Light Brigade | Light The Bridges of Portland : Willamette Light Brigade

WHY LIGHT PORTLAND’S BRIDGES?

To make the Willamette River and its bridges the visual focus of our city by night as well as by day.
To visually enhance the historic and remarkable features of the bridges.
To highlight and honor these structures which connect the mutually-dependent east
and west neighborhoods of Portland.
To show in a bright and cheerful manner the civic pride felt by those who live and work here.
To strengthen positive impressions of our city gained by visitors, business and tourist alike.
To add a dimension of delight to river crossings.

Upcoming Bridge Lighting Events

Sounders FC

August 24

Sounders FC The bridge will be blue and green.

September is National Blood Cancer Awareness Month and The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) is partnering with buildings and organizations around the country to Light it Red for Lymphoma. LRF is the nation’s largest nonprofit organization devoted exclusively to funding innovative

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Dyslexia Awareness Month

October 14

The Morrison Bridge will light RED to celebrate students with dyslexia and raise awareness of this learning difference. Dyslexia is a learning disability that is neurological in origin and known to run in families making it difficult to learn how

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WHY LIGHT PORTLAND’S BRIDGES?

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Upcoming Bridge Lighting Events

Sounders FC

Light it Red for Lymphoma

Dyslexia Awareness Month