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Portland is famous for its bridges. In fact, during the Great Recession a sizable number of Portlandians can be found living under many of them.<ref name="Oregon Live">Anna Griffin "[http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/anna_griffin/index.ssf/2010/01/homeless_camp_under_portlands.html Homeless camp under Portland's Hawthorne Bridge is a sign of the city's legal limbo.]" The Oregonian. 2010-01-12.</ref> | Portland is famous for its bridges. In fact, during the Great Recession a sizable number of Portlandians can be found living under many of them.<ref name="Oregon Live">Anna Griffin "[http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/anna_griffin/index.ssf/2010/01/homeless_camp_under_portlands.html Homeless camp under Portland's Hawthorne Bridge is a sign of the city's legal limbo.]" The Oregonian. 2010-01-12.</ref> | ||
Bridge City boasts so many spans across its two mighty rivers that "[[Bridgetown]]" is one of the city's most popular nicknames. (Other common Portland aliases include [[Rose City]], [[Puddletown]], [[PDX]], [[Stumptown]] and others.) | [[Bridge City]] boasts so many spans across its two mighty rivers that "[[Bridgetown]]" is one of the city's most popular nicknames. (Other common Portland aliases include [[Rose City]], [[Puddletown]], [[PDX]], [[Stumptown]] and others.) | ||
'''Bridges Spanning The [[Willamette River]]''' | '''Bridges Spanning The [[Willamette River]]''' from South to North: | ||
* [[Sellwood Bridge]] (1925) | * [[Sellwood Bridge]] (1925) | ||
* [[Ross Island Bridge]] (1926) | * [[Ross Island Bridge]] (1926) | ||
* [[Gibbs Street Pedestrian Bridge]] (proposed, 2011) | |||
* [[Caruthers Bridge]] (proposed, 2015) | |||
* [[Marquam Bridge]] (1966) | * [[Marquam Bridge]] (1966) | ||
* [[Hawthorne Bridge]] (1910) | * [[Hawthorne Bridge]] (1910) | ||
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* [[St. Johns Bridge]] (1931) | * [[St. Johns Bridge]] (1931) | ||
'''Bridges Over the Columbia River''' | '''Bridges Over the [[Columbia River]]''' | ||
; West to east.) | ; West to east.) | ||
* [[Interstate Bridge]] (1917-1918) | * [[Interstate Bridge]] (1917-1918) | ||
* the [[Columbia River Crossing]] (CRC) (proposed) | |||
* [[Glenn Jackson Memorial Bridge]] (1982) | * [[Glenn Jackson Memorial Bridge]] (1982) | ||
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* [http://www.portlandlogue.com/bridges WhyGo » Portland » Bridges] | * [http://www.portlandlogue.com/bridges WhyGo » Portland » Bridges] | ||
* ''[http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2010/Feb10/020810/020910-04.htm Interstate 5 bridge could be tolled early]'' | * ''[http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2010/Feb10/020810/020910-04.htm Interstate 5 bridge could be tolled early]'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:11, 5 March 2014
Portland's Many Bridges
Portland is famous for its bridges. In fact, during the Great Recession a sizable number of Portlandians can be found living under many of them.[1]
Bridge City boasts so many spans across its two mighty rivers that "Bridgetown" is one of the city's most popular nicknames. (Other common Portland aliases include Rose City, Puddletown, PDX, Stumptown and others.)
Bridges Spanning The Willamette River from South to North:
- Sellwood Bridge (1925)
- Ross Island Bridge (1926)
- Gibbs Street Pedestrian Bridge (proposed, 2011)
- Caruthers Bridge (proposed, 2015)
- Marquam Bridge (1966)
- Hawthorne Bridge (1910)
- Morrison Bridge (1958)
- Burnside Bridge (1926)
- Steel Bridge (1912)
- Broadway Bridge (1913)
- Fremont Bridge (1973)
- St. Johns Bridge (1931)
Bridges Over the Columbia River
- West to east.)
- Interstate Bridge (1917-1918)
- the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) (proposed)
- Glenn Jackson Memorial Bridge (1982)
See also
References
- ↑ Anna Griffin "Homeless camp under Portland's Hawthorne Bridge is a sign of the city's legal limbo." The Oregonian. 2010-01-12.