A vital link between Oregon and Washington for goods movement has received almost $1.5 billion through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Bridge Investment Program -- the program’s biggest award so far, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced Aug. 8. The grant benefits the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program, which aims to replace a pair of old vertical lift bridges that stretches Interstate 5 over the Columbia River and connects Portland, Oregon and Vancouver in Washington. The bridge connects Oregon and Washington on I-5, a critical route for global and international trade, with more than $132 million in goods using the bridge daily.…