Portland Spirit Ship, Willamette River, Oregon Convention Center
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Location: Portland, Oregon
Oregon Convention Center: Built in the late 1980's in North East Portland and expanded in 2003, the Oregon Convention Center is distinguished by its two glass towers. The convention center is now the largest convention space in the Pacific Northwest.
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]
[2] Smith, Dwight. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon. Second
Edition. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society, 1989. P. 118.
References:
[1] Petroski, Henry. Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders
and the Spanning of America. New York: Alfred A. Knopf,
1995. P. 193..
| PhotoID D300CRW00772 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: | 10 Sec, f16, ISO 100, Lens 28.0 to 135.0 at 65mm |
| Shoot Time/Day: | 05/31/2003 - 20:06 PST |





































































































