ated ▁by ▁the ▁Central ▁Loop ▁Line ▁( CL ▁Line ) ▁service , ▁which ▁ran ▁an ▁additional ▁ ▁alongside ▁the ▁NS ▁Line ▁on ▁ 1 0 th ▁and ▁ 1 1 th ▁a ven ues . ▁The ▁CL ▁Line ▁re - brand ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁during ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁T il ik um ▁Cross ing , ▁which ▁completed ▁the ▁street car ▁loop ▁with ▁a ▁sou ther ly ▁river ▁crossing ▁extension ▁from ▁O MS I ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁Water front . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Pl anning ▁ ▁Pl ans ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁Port land ▁Street car ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Will am ette ▁River ▁emer ged ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁the ▁Port land ▁City ▁Council ▁author ized ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁system ' s ▁first ▁line ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁between ▁North west ▁Port land ▁and ▁PS U . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁council ▁also ▁voted ▁to ▁fund ▁a ▁$ 1 6 . 7   mill ion ▁retro f itting ▁of ▁the ▁Haw th or ne ▁Bridge , ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁hoped ▁would ▁carry ▁a ▁future ▁east side ▁street car ▁line ▁between ▁O MS I ▁and ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Convention ▁Center ▁as ▁proposed ▁by ▁the ▁Buck man ▁Ne igh bor hood ▁Association . ▁The ▁Haw th or ne ▁Bridge ▁re open ed ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁with ▁the ▁outer - lane ▁de cks ▁re built ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁not ches ▁for ▁rails . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 1