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Burnside Bridge, US Bancorp Tower, Dusk
 
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Location: Portland, Oregon
Burnside Bridge: Finished in 1926, the Burnside Bridge, another drawbridge, marks the absolute
center of Portland, because Burnside Street divides the city into its north-south
sectors and the Willamette River divides it into its east-west sectors.
The bridge was one of several built in the 1920's by Multnomah County
(also the Sellwood and Ross Island Bridges) that was linked to a scandal after which
Gustav Lindenthal, a prestigious bridge designer, was brought in to sure
things up. [1] The bridge replaced an earlier bridge built in 1894;
the bridge is 2,308 feet long and is a double-leaf bascule drawspan type. [2]
[2] Smith, Dwight. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon. Second
Edition. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society, 1989. P. 118. US Bancorp Tower: Also known as "big pink" - the 2nd tallest skyscraper in Portland at 536 feet. The building opened in 1983.
References:
[1] Petroski, Henry. Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders
and the Spanning of America. New York: Alfred A. Knopf,
1995. P. 193..
| PhotoID 5D0IMG04366 Specifications: | |
| Size: | 2912x4368 pixels, 300DPI up to 9.71" x 14.56" |
| Largest Print Size: | Great Prints up to 24"x36" in size |
| Camera Exposure/Specs: | 25 Sec, f9, ISO 200, Lens 28 to 135 at 70mm |
| Shoot Time/Day: | 04/08/2006 - 19:32 PST |
