McMinnville - Salem commute (live, rated, building)

[elyess77]

I am wondering how long the commute between McMinnville and downtown Salem during regular work hours would be. If, for example, we lived in McMinnville and worked in Salem.

[Oregonbeachlover]

It would take between 35-40 minutes, depending on where in McMinnville. A bad part of this commute is getting over the bridge. If it is during commute times, that could add a lot to the commute time, as there is always a bottleneck. It is also a nightmare to get over the bridge if there is any kind of accident, or if a person is threatening to jump (when that happened, it took 8 hours to get from downtown Salem to west Salem! ). Lots of horror stories that night! For years, we've heard that they would be building another bridge, but nothing yet.

[Silverfall]

Originally Posted by Oregonbeachlover

For years, we've heard that they would be building another bridge, but nothing yet.

They had 3 or 4 final ideas of where to build it and are doing the environmental impact studies and such.

[Oregonbeachlover]

Originally Posted by Silverfall

They had 3 or 4 final ideas of where to build it and are doing the environmental impact studies and such.

I'd be SO frustrated if I still lived in Salem because we heard that for decades.