Union Street entrance to Riverfront Park closes Friday for railroad repairs
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
The Union Street entrance to Riverfront Park will be closed from Friday, Aug. 6 to Tuesday, Aug. 10 while Portland & Western Pacific Railroad repairs the railroad tracks.
Riverfront Park and its attractions including Salem’s Riverfront Carousel, Gilbert Carousel, Gilbert House Children’s Museum, the Peter Courtney Minto Island Bridge, and the Union Street Railroad Bridge will remain open during the road closure.
Visitors can access the park through the State Street entrance or by detouring on Northeast Division Street and taking the alleyway to Southeast Water Street. Trevor Smith, city of Salem spokesman, said there will be detour signs up letting drivers know where to go.
The Union Street entrance will reopen at noon on Aug. 10.
-Saphara Harrell
