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Providence Bridge Pedal

Portland, OR · Sports

When

August 8, 2027

Where

SW Naito Parkway & Yamhill Street · Portland · OR

Cost

Not confirmed

Status

Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

A closed-street bicycle ride across several of Portland's Willamette River bridges, including upper decks normally off limits to cyclists, such as the Marquam and Fremont. Riders choose routes from about 13 to 36 miles starting near SW Naito Parkway and Yamhill Street. Rick Bauman founded the ride in 1996, and it has grown to draw up to 20,000 riders in a single day; the 2026 edition marked its 30th year.

The history within reach

• Tom McCall turns the freeway into a park0.1 mi

  Oregon tore out a six-lane riverside expressway and put a park in its place, the first American city to remove a freeway rather than build one.

• Portland Rose Festival0.2 mi

  A multi-week civic festival built around Portland's rose gardens, with a Grand Floral Parade, a carnival on the waterfront, and a visiting Navy fleet week.

• Grand Floral Parade0.2 mi

  The marquee parade of the Portland Rose Festival has sent floral floats, marching bands and equestrian units through Portland since 1907.

• Waterfront Blues Festival0.2 mi

  A multi-day blues, soul and funk festival at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on the Willamette River, presented to benefit the Oregon Food Bank.

• The Portland Building0.2 mi

  Michael Graves's squat, garlanded block is the first major postmodern public building in America and was loathed locally on sight.