PORTLAND — Fire crews rescued two workers who fell 40 feet from scaffolding while repainting Portland’s Ross Island Bridge.
Portland Fire & Rescue says the workers suffered serious injuries Wednesday and were taken to OHSU Hospital.
A rope-rescue team was among those who responded to the bridge shortly after 8 a.m. Crews used a fire truck ladder to reach the workers and lower them to the ground.
The bridge that spans the Willamette River opened in 1926.
