Gallery Broadway Bridge
(23 Images)


	Portland Broadway Bridge from Fremont Bridge, Panorama
	Broadway Bridge, from Steel Bridge, Portland, Snow
	Broadway Bridge and Draw Bridge sign


	Portland Broadway Bridge, Dusk
	Broadway Bridge, McCormick Pier (2002), Willamette River
	Broadway Bridge, Willamette River, Portland
	Broadway Bridge, Willamette River, Portland
	MAX Crossing Steel Bridge, Blossoms, Broadway Bridge
	Broadway Bridge
	Broadway Bridge, Open, Dusk
	Broadway Bridge, Open, Dusk
	Broadway Bridge, Fremont Bridge, Willamette River, Speed Boat
	Broadway Bridge, East End
	Union Station, Portland Buildings from Broadway Bridge
	Broadway Bridge, Bicycle
	Fremont Bridge from Broadway Bridge

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Broadway Bridge, Night

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Location: Portland, Oregon

Broadway Bridge: Finished in 1913, this drawbridge marks the transition of Broadway Street from North-South (west side) to East-West (east side). The Broadway bridge is a unique double-leaf bascule span construction, 1,736 feet long, and was designed by Ralph Modjeski [1]. Modjeski was another world-famous bridge designer noted for, among other things, the Ben Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River between Philadelphia, PA and Camden, NJ. Modjeski also worked on other Oregon bridge projects between 1905-1915 [2].

References:

[1] Smith, Dwight. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon. Second Edition. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society, 1989. P. 116.

[2] Petroski, Henry. Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. P. 173.

This Shoot: Portland is pretty at the December holidays; there's a beautiful Christmas tree setup in Pioneer Courthouse Square. Plus, for the only time of the year (for several weeks), the Morrison Bridge is lit at night.

PhotoID 5D0IMG14892 Specifications:

Size: 4060x2706 pixels, 300DPI up to 13.53" x 9.02"

Largest Print Size: Great Prints up to 24"x36" in size

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Shoot Time/Day: 12/19/2006 - 20:32 PST