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Fremont Bridge, Mt. St. Helens from Council Crest
 
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Location: Portland, Oregon
This Photo: Notice the steam coming out of Mt. Saint Helens. This is unusual but not unheard of. Two days after this photo was taken, the volcano actually erupted. Was this a sign?
Mt. Saint Helens: This active volcano had its last serious eruption in May, 1980, but had a minor but attention-getting eruption of ash in March 2005 (see photos in this gallery). Mt. Saint Helens was named by British explorers in 1792, after Baron St. Helens. It is only 50 miles from Portland, Oregon.
Fremont Bridge: Finished in 1973, this is Portland's newest bridge over the Willamette.
The double-decked Fremont Bridge connects northbound I-405 and westbound
US-30 to I-5. It weighs 6,000 tons and was lifted 170 feet - a Guinness
Book of World Records entry for heaviest lift ever made at the time.
The tied arch span is 902 feet long and was not built on-site but floated
on the river into place. [1]
This Shoot: Council Crest, the highest point in Portland and once an amusement park (now a regular park), offers great views down on the city of Portland. These shots were taken at dusk.
References:
[1] Smith, Dwight. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon. Second
Edition. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society, 1989. P. 300.
| PhotoID DREB0CRW07086 Specifications: | |
| Size: | 3072x2048 pixels, 300DPI up to 10.24" x 6.83" |
| Largest Print Size: | Great Prints up to 24"x36" in size |
| Camera Exposure/Specs: | 1/25 Sec, f11, ISO 200, Lens 100.0 to 300.0 at 135mm |
| Shoot Time/Day: | 03/06/2005 - 17:17 PST |
