Tilikim Crossing Bridge -Portland OR

I had an appointment at OHSU, and was excited to be able to see our new bridge from a different perspective off the 8th floor of the Bond Street Building on the waterfront. 

After a bit of research, I came up with some interesting facts about how the name was selected....The name “Tilikum”  was selected by a committee of people from Portland OR....because that is how the first people who lived here spelled the word. The word is Chinook Wawa, an international language used by first Oregonians, and later spoken by explorers, fur traders, settlers and the first few generations of Portlanders. Chinook Wawa is still spoken today. Tilikum means people, tribe and relatives and has come to mean friendly people and friends.  Tilikum symbolizes coming together  It conveys connections, in not only the relationships between people, but in the connections we will make as we ride, walk, run and cycle across this beautiful new bridge.