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Shoot Portland Snow (01/16/2007)
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McCormick Pier, Snow




Riverplace in the Snow


The Strand, Portland, Oregon, Riverplace Marina, Snow


























Skidmore Fountain, MAX Train, Snow


MAX Train, Snow




































Eastbank Esplanade, Portland; ramp to Morrison Bridge


Eastbank Esplanade, Portland, Snow


Eastbank Esplanade, Portland, Snow


Eastbank Esplanade, Portland, Snow






Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, Portland, Snow












OMSI in the snow


OHSU in the snow


OHSU in the snow; Veteran's Hospital; Aerial Tram, West Hills


Portland Aerial Tram in the Snow


Portland Aerial Tram in the Snow


Portland Aerial Tram, OHSU, South Waterfront, in the Snow


USS Blueback in the Snow, Portland






























Chapman Square in the Snow, Portland


Thompson Elk Statue, in the Snow, Portland


Lonsdale Square, Portland




Broadway, Downtown Porltand, Snow


Pioneer Courthouse Square, Snow, Portland


Pioneer Courthouse Square, Snow, Portland


Pioneer Courthouse Square, Snow, Portland










Broadway Bridge, from Steel Bridge, Portland, Snow


 
Broadway Bridge, from Steel Bridge, Portland, Snow

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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 got one of our infrequent snow storms on January 16, 2007. We got several inches which is unusual for Portland!

New in these photos is the Aerial Tram, which is still being tested. You can see a few photos of it in this shoot with the snowy background of the west hills.

PhotoID 5D0IMG15495 Specifications:
Size:4368x1456 pixels, 300DPI up to 14.56" x 4.85"
Largest Print Size:Great Prints up to 24"x36" in size
Camera Exposure/Specs:(Unavailable)
Shoot Time/Day:01/16/2007 - 20:43 PST


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