Gallery Best Bridge Pictures
(37 Images)


	Golden Gate Bridge, Speed Checked By Radar Sign

	Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1
	Golden Gate Bridge, Daytime
	Golden Gate Bridge, Dusk, Car Lights
	St. Johns Bridge, Looking Up
	Budapest Chain Bridge, Danube River, Dusk
	Budapest Chain Bridge, Dusk

	Portland Cityscape, Daybreak, Reflections
	St. Johns Bridge, Fog
	St. Johns Bridge, Daybreak
	St. Johns Bridge, Dusk, Lighted, 2002
	St. Johns Bridge and Mt. Hood

	Steel Bridge in the Snow
	Willamette River, Steel Bridge, Dusk
	Steel Bridge, Willamette River Reflections, Dusk, River Reflections
	Burnside Bridge, US Bancorp Tower, Dusk
	Burnside Bridge, Dusk
	Morrison Bridge, Lighted, Dusk
	Broadway Bridge, Open, Dusk
	Broadway Bridge, Fremont Bridge, Willamette River, Speed Boat
	Fremont Bridge, Morning
	Fremont Bridge, Winter, Dusk
	Fremont Bridge, Dusk, Orange Sky, Boat Passing
	Fremont Bridge, Looking Up
	Fremont Bridge with Mt. St. Helens, Car Lights, Dusk
	Marquam Bridge, Dusk, Clouds, Willamette River Reflections
	Riverplace Marina and Marquam Bridge, Daybreak
	Marquam Bridge, Dusk, Car Lights
	Yaquina Bay Bridge, Dusk, Newport, Oregon
	Yaquina Bay Bridge, Dusk, Newport, Oregon
	Astoria-Megler Bridge Through Trees
	Astoria-Megler Bridge, Car Streaks, Dusk
	Astoria-Megler Bridge, Sunset

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]

References:

Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America.

[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.

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