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Gallery Steel Bridge
(31 Images)


Steel Bridge, Fall Leaves






Steel Bridge, Sunset, Rose Festival Fleet


Queen Of The West, Burnside Bridge raised


Steel Bridge, Willamette River


Steel Bridge, Mt. Hood, Daybreak


Steel Bridge and Willamette River, Dusk


Steel Bridge and Cherry Blossoms


Japanese Memorial, Waterfront Park, Steel Bridge, Portland


Steel Bridge and Cherry Blossoms


Steel Bridge with Waterfront Blossoms and MAX Train


Steel Bridge and Fremont Bridge, Dusk, Willamette River


Spring Blossoms, Waterfront Park, Steel Bridge


Spring Blossoms, Waterfront Park, Steel Bridge


Spring Blossoms, Waterfront Park, Steel Bridge


Steel Bridge, Willamette River


Willamette River, Steel Bridge, Blossoms


Steel Bridge, Waterfront Blossoms


Steel Bridge, Waterfront Blossoms


Steel Bridge, Waterfront Blossoms


Steel Bridge, Willamette River, Dusk


Steel Bridge, MAX Train Long Exposure, 35mph, Dusk


Steel Bridge, Willamette River Reflections, Dusk, River Reflections


Steel Bridge, Willamette River, Daybreak


Willamette River, Steel Bridge, Dusk


Steel Bridge, Fremont Bridge, Dusk


Steel Bridge in the Snow




Steel Bridge, Willamette River, Dusk


Steel Bridge, Dark, Fog


 
Steel Bridge, Dark, Fog

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Location: Portland, Oregon

Steel Bridge: This is the bridge the Amtrak trains cross when leaving Portland to the south or east. Portland's MAX light rail train crosses on the top deck, also. Cars use it, too!

Finished in 1912, the Steel Bridge is considered unique because it is one of the only known dual-lift bridges in the world. That is, the lower deck (Amtrak and freight trains) can be lifted independently of the upper deck (MAX, automobiles) to allow some clearance.

The current Steel bridge replaced an earlier on at approximately the same spot that was built in 1888. [1]


References:
    [1] Smith, Dwight. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon. Second Edition. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society, 1989. P. 208.

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 5D0IMG14918 Specifications:
Size:4306x2870 pixels, 300DPI up to 14.35" x 9.57"
Largest Print Size:Great Prints up to 24"x36" in size
Camera Exposure/Specs:(Unavailable)
Shoot Time/Day:12/19/2006 - 20:54 PST


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