Civil War: Beavers turn Portland bridge orange
Photo courtesy OSU/Chris Ho By KVAL.com staffPORTLAND, Ore. -- Is the Autzen footbridge next? The lights of Morrison Bridge in Portland turned orange Monday night as Oregon State University prepares for its annual Civil War football game against the University of Oregon. The more than 1,000 light-emitting diodes (LED) adorning the 265-foot span will be “Powered by Orange” in conjunction with OSU’s new spirit-building campaign. The orange lights will go on each day at dusk, turn off at 1 a.m., and go back on from 5 a.m. until 8 a.m., say officials with the Multnomah County Department of Transportation. The lights use only 82 watts of electricity for each of 32 fixtures on the span, according to OSU. The bridge, built in 1954, was formerly illuminated by halide lights that drew 1,000 watts each. OSU will take on Oregon in its annual season-ending rite at 6 p.m. on Dec. 3 in Eugene in a game that could have Rose Bowl implications. Both teams are currently ranked in the Associated Press top 20, with the Beavers having won five of their last six games and the Ducks having won eight of their last nine. More than 40,000 OSU alumni call the greater Portland area home, which is more than one-quarter of the university’s living alums. Costs associated with the bridge lighting are being shared by Bob Miller, morning radio host for KPAM, the Portland flagship station of the Beaver Sports Radio Network, and Pat Reser, co-chair of The Campaign for OSU, a $625-million fund-raising effort that has brought more than $540 million in donations thus far. |
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