<b>Interstate 5 span’s Native American name, Whilamut Passage Bridge, praised</b><br><br>BY RANDI BJORNSTAD<br>The Register-Guard<br>Published: September 30, 2012 12:00AM,<br><br>It’s official: The new Interstate 5 freeway bridges that span the Willamette River, one finished and the other under construction, now have a name.<br>
<br>Within days, the Oregon Department of Transportation will erect the official white-on-brown signs at each end of the western span, which will carry vehicles in both directions until completion of its eastern twin late next year, proclaiming the pair the Whilamut Passage Bridge.<br>
<br>It’s a moniker to please everyone who has spent the past four years navigating the bureaucratic and political labyrinth necessary in Oregon to name a bridge. But at the formal dedication Saturday morning, no one was happier than the dozen members representing the 6,000-member Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. <br>
<br>Access full article below: <br>