Springwater Corridor
Public ownership and inventory records do not establish permission to enter. Public-entry status is separate from wheelchair accessibility.
Classification and evidence
Official page label: Natural area; Atlas classification rules. Classification: inferred.
Source captured: 2026-06-02. Human verification: Pending.
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Confirm the inferred property type with PP&R.
Photo from the City's park pagePark history
The Springwater Corridor is a former rail corridor; the Springwater Division Line was developed for rail service in 1903. By 1906, under a joint ownership with Portland General Electric and the Portland Railway Light and Power Company, the line reached its peak usage. By 1910, the company had six electric plants and 161 miles of rail, carrying 16,000 passengers each year on a citywide system. In addition to passengers, the rail hauled farm produce to Portland markets. It was at this time it acquired the name Springwater Line, probably because of the planned connection to the community of Springwater on the Clackamas River. It was also known as the Portland Traction Company Line, the Cazadero Line, and the Bellrose Line.
Many communities developed along the Springwater Line including Sellwood, Waverley Heights, Eastmoreland, Woodstock, Errol Heights, Lents, Powellhurst-Gilbert, and Pleasant Valley. Towns that developed along the line include Milwaukie, Gresham, Boring, Eagle Creek, Estacada, and Cazadero. During the peak of the railroad era, the Springwater Line was the linkage between these communities. To encourage weekend use, the rail corporation developed destination parks along the line such as Oaks Amusement Park on the banks of the Willamette River in Sellwood. These parks became major attractions, drawing thousands of passengers each weekend.
Passenger service was discontinued in 1958. Much of Springwater Corridor was acquired by the City of Portland in 1990, with additional acquisitions by Metro in the following years. Master planning for the Corridor began in 1991 and included input from community members, agencies, organizations, and municipalities, including Portland Department of Transportation; Oregon Department of Transportation; the cities of Gresham and Milwaukie; Metro; Clackamas and Multnomah counties; the 40 Mile Loop Land Trust; and the Johnson Creek Corridor Committee.
Construction of the initial Portland segment was completed in September 1996. The trail through Gresham was built in 1996 and an additional mile east of Gresham was built in 2000. With the completion of a 3-mile segment from SE Ivon to SE Umatilla Streets (known as Springwater on the Willamette) in 2005, the part of the trail within Portland is nearly complete.
From the City's page for this park.
Visitor amenities
Published amenities are checked separately from entry conditions. Each links to other documented locations; confirm current hours before visiting.
No visitor activities are verified from the available entry and amenity evidence. Inventory records alone do not establish public use.
Potential additions to investigate
Passing the initial size-and-type screen is not a feasibility finding. Usable space, existing uses, habitat, public access, utilities, permission, construction costs, and ongoing maintenance funding require site-specific review. Missing acreage or uncertain classification remains unassessed.
The available evidence does not establish a complete set of enabling assets for this screen.
No single-addition candidate passes this preliminary screen.
Inventory-based screening only. Recorded assets do not establish opening hours, program staffing, permission, or operating funding. Potential additions require review of usable space, habitat, utilities, access, and ongoing maintenance. Unverified properties remain unassessed.
Through the year
Seasonal facilities and listings captured by the Atlas. These records do not measure attendance, utilization or all activity at the site.
Counts describe captured listings, not attendance or all activity. No listings captured does not mean the site is unused.
Dark by 5 and wet most days: cover, lighting, indoor rooms, and paths that drain.
- No seasonal facilities verified in this index
Fields and gardens open; showers between sun. Leagues, planting, first picnics.
- No seasonal facilities verified in this index
Water, shade, long evenings — the season the system is built around.
- No seasonal facilities verified in this index
Light shortens and leagues wind down; shelters and lighting carry the season.
- No seasonal facilities verified in this index
| Season | Programs | Recurring events | One-time |
|---|---|---|---|
Winter Dec–Feb Not yet published | — | — | — |
Spring Mar–May Recorded from 2026-06-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summer Jun–Aug Recorded from 2026-06-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fall Sep–Nov Recorded through 2026-10; 1 month still to come | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What's on
No current listings were captured and matched to this property. This does not establish that no activity takes place. See the citywide calendar and programs.
Partners & friends
The whole ecosystemNo known partner is currently linked to Springwater Corridor in the Partnership Atlas. This is an opportunity signal, not an official priority.
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Real ways to help Springwater Corridor and parks like it. This site does not process donations; every link below goes to an official giving or volunteering channel.
How it's holding up
The City's own inventory of what is here and the condition it last recorded for each item. Dates are the source's; old dates mean no newer public assessment, not that nothing has happened since. Historical project estimates appear below; they are separate from these condition records.
Historical cost profile · 2023 reporting
Springwater Corridor
$18.2M
12 distinct source rows. Proposed repair and improvement costs, not a current funding gap.
All-in annual service cost: Not established
Current remaining repair cost: Not verified
What the estimates cover
Categories are Atlas labels based on project titles. Expansion and new provision are included where proposed; a project can include several kinds of work.
The work, cost & reason (12 source rows)
Repair pedestrian bridge$5,206,639
Asset as named in source: Pedestrian bridge
Renovate Complex and Major bridges that was rated as 4-5 in bridge condition assessment 2021
KGW table row 993. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗Repair pedestrian bridge$4,920,588
Asset as named in source: Pedestrian bridge
Renovate Complex and Major bridges that was rated as 4-5 in bridge condition assessment 2021
KGW table row 994. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗Repair pedestrian bridge$4,566,306
Asset as named in source: Pedestrian bridge
Renovate Complex and Major bridges that was rated as 4-5 in bridge condition assessment 2021
KGW table row 995. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗Pathway Renovation$1,632,236
Asset as named in source: Springwater Corridor
Replace the damaged pathway, trails and sidewalks that have been rated as 4 and 5 in Pathway assessment
KGW table row 1001. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗Springwater / Johnson Cr. Bank Repair at Circle Av$694,826
Asset as named in source: Springwater Corridor
Bank is eroding upstream of the Circle Ave bridge. Bridge was repaired in 2010, erosion is threatening the bridge. Project needs scoping/feasibility study, but will likely include streambank restoration.
KGW table row 991. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗Trail Bridge (North Fork) Replacement$384,997
Asset as named in source: Springwater Corridor
replace old trail bridge with clear span
KGW table row 996. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗Trail Bridge (Johnson Creek) Replacement$384,997
Asset as named in source: Springwater Corridor
replace old 30 by 13 trestle bridge with clear-span
KGW table row 997. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗Renovate the Roof of Restroom building$127,897
Asset as named in source: Restroom A
Fix or replace the Roof that is rated 4 through buildings' assessment
KGW table row 999. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗Repair pedestrian bridge$115,907
Asset as named in source: Pedestrian bridge
Renovate Complex and Major bridges that was rated as 4-5 in bridge condition assessment 2021
KGW table row 1000. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗Trail Repairs and Improvements$89,950
Asset as named in source: Springwater Corridor
Springwater Trail Jenne Rd. Bridge Approach (repair bridge approach). Jan 2018 Investigation revealed undermining and cracking of approaches
KGW table row 990. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗Bridge replacement needed at MP 19+00$59,967
Asset as named in source: Springwater Corridor
Evaluate and replace bridge at MP 19+00
KGW table row 992. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗Repair pedestrian bridge$38,271
Asset as named in source: Pedestrian bridge
Renovate Complex and Major bridges that was rated as 4-5 in bridge condition assessment 2021
KGW table row 998. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗2 of 4 assessed built records are rated poor or very bad in the separate condition dataset. Condition ratings do not determine these dollar estimates.
Source: KGW’s November 2023 table. Current status, remaining scope and funding are unverified. Exact duplicate rows count once; other scope overlaps remain unresolved.
Compare repair estimates across parks →Annual service · FY 2026–27 adopted
A complete annual cost is not yet available.
This property has no named account linked in the public budget extract. Shared crews and citywide programs may still fund its care.
Later budget supplements and unallocated shared services are not included.
Annual breakdown & district context →District picture · District 1
This park in the district picture
The same public records, read the same way for every property, so this park can be set next to its district. Each figure keeps its own source and date. “Not available” means the source has no record for this property. It is not a zero.
People nearby
- Residents within a half mile
- 69,727
- Households within a half mile
- 28,977
2020 Census blocks whose centre point lies within a half mile of the park boundary, measured in a straight line. Residents, not visitors. Blocks outside the city limits count.
Recorded backlog
- Open backlog IDs
- 16
- Closed backlog IDs
- 4
Records in the PP&R backlog map workbook that name this property. The workbook publishes no cost field, so these are counts of records, not dollars.
Active capital projects
- Active geocoded projects
- 0
Geocoded PP&R capital projects at this property, a subset of the full capital program. The cost is the published estimated total project cost, not spending to date.
Who is on record
Stewardship group on record
A conservancy, friends group or stewardship partner is on record here. The split of tasks between staff and volunteers is not published.
- 5300 Johnson Creek LLC · Crossing Agreement, Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 27, 20665300 Johnson Creek LLC at Springwater Corridor
- Comcast Cable Corporation · License, Jul 1, 2021 to Jan 31, 2027Comcast Cable at Springwater Corridor
- Oregon Worsted Company · License, Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 18, 2037Oregon Worsted Company at Springwater Corridor
- Oregon Yacht Club · Lease, Jul 1, 2021 to Jul 31, 2026Oregon Yacht Club Moorage Lease at Springwater Cor
- PCC Structurals, Inc. · License, Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 20, 2046PCC Structurals license at Springwater Corridor
- State of Oregon · Lease, Aug 1, 2011 to Jul 31, 2026DSL, 47394-ML at Springwater Willamette OYC
From the department-provided partnership directory. It records what is on paper, not who does each task. Each agreement links to its entry on PP&R's agreements with partners, with the public text where it's posted, how to request it where it isn't, and the rules that govern partnerships.
Condition across all assets
Citywide condition atlasAcross 4 assessed assets at this park, 50% are in poor or very-bad condition (rated 4–5). Pooled from the City's public assessment layers — buildings, bridges, playgrounds, courts, fields, fences, paths and amenities.
This count comes from the City's rated asset layers; the “Public assets” list below is a separate furnishings inventory, so its items and scores are counted separately and the two totals need not match.
Condition is rated 1 (good) to 5 (very bad); no score means not yet assessed and is excluded. Park trees are inventoried separately and not counted here. These assessment records do not contain repair costs. Historical project estimates are shown separately.
Repair ledger
Public data does not currently flag repair candidates for this park. Additional PP&R maintenance exports can be added without changing the page structure.
Seen something here that's broken, fixed, or missing from this list? Records are updated periodically; tell us what you see.
Send a condition note →Public assets
All 265Furnishings the City inventories here, with each item's condition score — 1 is good, 5 is very bad. Asset photos aren't public yet.
From the City's park page
Springwater Corridor on Portland.gov
Trail Closure May 18-22 2026
The Springwater Corridor Trail at SE 45th and Springwater will be closed from May 18 - May 22, 2026 due to work being done by PGE.
All dogs must be leashed in this park.
This page, on a sign
The QR label for this park points here. Print labels →
https://parks.portlandciviclab.org/parks/springwater-corridor-679?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_679
Where this comes from
Facilities from the City's amenity pages and asset layers; hours, photo, and history from the City's park page; programs and events from its catalogs; condition from PortlandMaps public records. Where the City publishes nothing, this page says so instead of guessing.