Gallery Best Portland Pictures
(65 Images)


	Portland Cityscape, Hawthorne Bridge, Daybreak
	Portland Cityscape, Dusk, Reflections
	Portland Cityscape, Willamette River, Dusk
	Portland Cityscape, Panoramic, Dusk, Reflections
	US Bancorp Tower and Morrison Bridge, Lighted
	Portland Skyline from North
	Portland Union Station and US Bancorp Tower, Dusk

	Portland Rose Festival Fireworks, 2006
	Portland Daybreak, Cityscape, Mt. Hood
	Portland Buildings and Mt. Hood, Dusk
	Hayden Island Yachts and Mt. Hood

	Mt. Hood, Daytime

	St. Johns Bridge and Mt. Hood

	Mt. Saint Helens Eruption, March 8, 2005
	Fremont Bridge with Mt. St. Helens, Car Lights, Dusk
	Made In Oregon Sign, Spring Blossoms

	Made in Oregon Sign, Burnside Bridge, Car Lights, Night
	Rose Festival, Ferris Wheel, Spinning
	Ferris Wheel, Dusk, Rose Festival 2005
	2006 Grand Floral Parade, Portland Rose Festival
	Dragon Boat Races, Portland Rose Festival 2006
	Laurelhurst Park, Fall Leaves, Lake Reflections
	Lownsdale Square
	Portland MAX, Fall Leaves
	Pioneer Courthouse Square, Max Train Streaking By, Dusk
	MAX Train Going Across Steel Bridge, Long Exposure, Light Streaks
	Schnitzer Portland Sign at Night, Broadway, Portland, Oregon
	Schnitzer Portland Sign at Night, Broadway, Portland, Oregon
	Portland Sign, Heathman Hotel, Broadway, Schnitzer Concert Hall
	Portland Schnitzer Sign, Dusk
	Fox Tower, Daytime
	Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Gorge
	Downtown Portland from South, Car Lights, Long Exposure
	Portland Rose Festival Fireworks, 2006
	Pioneer Courthouse Square, Christmas Tree, Portland, Oregon
	Rocky Butte, Mt. Hood, NE Portland, Panoramic
	Eastbank Esplanade, Portland; ramp to Morrison Bridge

	Thompson Elk Statue, in the Snow, Portland
	Portland Riverfront and Mt. Saint Helens
	Portland Cityscape, reflections, dusk
	Portland Cityscape, Reflections, Clouds, Dusk, Panoramic
	Sunset at Newport, Oregon, Yaquina Head Lighthouse
	Steel Bridge, Sunset, Rose Festival Fleet
	Portland Buildings, Freeway Car Lights, Dusk
	Riverplace Marina and Marquam Bridge, Daybreak
	Steel Bridge with Waterfront Blossoms and MAX Train
	Queen of the West under Hawthorne Bridge

	Oregon Convention Center at Dusk, Flags Flying


	Portland Cityscape, Skyline, Dusk

	Portland Cityscape, Daybreak, Reflections
	Portland Cityscape, Willamette River Reflections, Dusk
	Portland Cityscape, Hawthorne Bridge, River River Reflection, Dusk

	Portland Waterfront, Daybreak, Reflections, Willamette River

Portland Cityscape, Sunset, Orange Sky

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Location: Portland, Oregon

Hawthorne Bridge: Finished in 1910, this is Portland's oldest surviving highway bridge, a lift bridge, and is one of the the oldest surviving lift bridges in the world. The bridge replaced an earlier bridge - the Madison Street Bridge - that lasted from 1891 until it burned in 1902.[1]

An extended eastern approach was added in 1957, presumably to bypass the railroad traffic of the industrial district on the east side. Hawthorne Boulevard ends at the bridge and runs only on the east side of the city. Madison Street and Main Street on the west side merge into the bridge entrance.

The Hawthorne is a lift bridge with a low clearance. The bridge seems to go up all the time for any sort of river traffic.

The bridge was renovated in 1998-99; renovation included repainting (was yellow, now green with orange trim on the pedestrian railings). The decks were widened considerably for pedestrians and bikers. Now you can walk across the bridge without too much fear of being run over! Alert signs were also added notifying drivers that the bridge is raised - believe me, this is very helpful! If you are in a hurry, there's nothing more frustrating than waiting 5-10 minutes for the bridge to reopen, especially when you can detour to the Morrison fairly quickly.

PhotoID D300CRW00176 Specifications:

Size: 2160x1440 pixels, 300DPI up to 7.20" x 4.80"

Largest Print Size: Great Prints up to 16"x24" in size (larger may still be acceptable in some cases)

Camera Exposure/Specs: 2 Sec, f9.5, ISO 100, Lens 28.0 to 135.0 at 28mm

Shoot Time/Day: 12/02/2002 - 16:37 PST