Portland, Oregon Pictures, Scenic Photography:  PortlandBridges.com

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Portland Broadway Bridge, Dusk


US Bancorp Tower with car light steaks


Marquam Bridge, Dusk, Car Lights


Portland Buildings, Dusk, Car Lights


Portland Buildings, Dusk, facing east




Portland Buildings, Dusk, Car Lights


Long Exposure of MAX Train at Oregon Convention Center


Long Exposure of MAX Train at Oregon Convention Center


MAX Train Going Across Steel Bridge, Long Exposure, Light Streaks


MAX Train Going Across Steel Bridge, Long Exposure, Light Streaks


Steel Bridge, Willamette River Reflections, Dusk, River Reflections


Made in Oregon Sign, Burnside Bridge, Car Lights, Night


Terwilliger Curves, Car Lights, Mt. Hood, Dusk


Downtown Portland from South, Car Lights, Long Exposure


Freeway Car Lights, Portland Buildings, Dusk




Portland, Oregon Cityscape, Reflections, Morrison Bridge, Freeway LIghts, Dusk


Oregon Convention Center, Dusk, Freeway Car Lights


Pioneer Courthouse Square, Max Train Streaking By, Dusk


Portland Schnitzer Sign, Dusk




Fremont Bridge, Daybreak


Portland Spirit Under the Burnside Bridge, Long Exposure, Dusk


 
 
Portland Spirit Under the Burnside Bridge, Long Exposure, Dusk

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Location: Portland, Oregon

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]


References:
    [1] Petroski, Henry. Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. P. 193..

    [2] Smith, Dwight. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon. Second Edition. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society, 1989. P. 118.

PhotoID D300CRW07947 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, f9.5, ISO 100, Lens 28.0 to 135.0 at 33mm
Shoot Time/Day:07/29/2002 - 20:12 PST


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