List of bridges in Portland, Oregon

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Broadway Bridge over the Willamette River Broadway Bridge, Portland HDR (18017408858).jpg
Broadway Bridge over the Willamette River

The city of Portland, Oregon, contains many bridges over various geographical features and roads of varying lengths and usages. Some bridges carry roads, some carry pedestrians only, some carry trains only, and others have various restrictions.

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Bridges over the Willamette River comprise a majority of the notable bridges in the city. Portland has 12 bridges that span the Willamette, while only two road bridges cross the Columbia River, and other notable bridges cross roads, canyons or other bodies of water. Interstate 5 crosses the Willamette via the Marquam Bridge and the Columbia via the Interstate Bridge. Due to the large number of bridges crossing the Willamette in the center of town, Portland's nicknames include "Bridge City" and "Bridgetown."

List of bridges

Key: Year opened
*: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
†: Listed as a city historic landmark [1]

Columbia River system

Name
(Alternative names in parentheses)
ImageYear openedTypeLengthSpansCarriesCoordinates
Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge (BNSF Bridge 8.8) Oregon Slough Railroad Br with BNSF train.jpg 1908 Swing bridge, Pratt truss1,524 feet (465 m) North Portland Harbor (an anabranch of the Columbia River)BNSF Railway 45°36′51″N122°42′08″W / 45.61425°N 122.702306°W / 45.61425; -122.702306
Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6 (BNSF Bridge 9.6) BNSF Bridge 9.6 swing span turning.jpg 1908Swing bridge, Pratt truss 2,807 feet (856 m)Columbia RiverBNSF Railway 45°37′29″N122°41′27″W / 45.62473°N 122.69085°W / 45.62473; -122.69085
Interstate Bridge (Portland–Vancouver Highway Bridge) Interstate Br lift span raised, barge passing under.jpg 1917* (and second, parallel bridge in 1958) Truss with lift span3,538 feet (1,078 m)Columbia RiverInterstate 5 45°36′24″N122°40′51″W / 45.606667°N 122.680833°W / 45.606667; -122.680833
Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge aerial view from southeast 2015-10-20.jpg 1982 Segmental 11,750 feet (3,580 m)Columbia RiverInterstate 205 45°35′35″N122°32′55″W / 45.593056°N 122.548611°W / 45.593056; -122.548611

Willamette River

Name
(Alternative names in parentheses)
ImageYear openedTypeLengthSpansCarriesCoordinates
St. Johns Bridge StJohnsBridge1.jpg 1931†Suspension2,067 feet (630 m)Willamette RiverBy-pass plate.svg
US 30.svg
US 30 Byp.
45°35′07″N122°45′52″W / 45.58528°N 122.76444°W / 45.58528; -122.76444 (St. Johns Bridge)
Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1 (St. Johns Railway Bridge) BNSF bridge 5.1 raised - oblique from south St Johns.jpg 1908Vertical-lift bridge; converted from swing span in 19891,763 feet (537 m)Willamette River BNSF Railway 45°34′36″N122°44′51″W / 45.57667°N 122.74750°W / 45.57667; -122.74750 (Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1)
Fremont Bridge Fremont Bridge Portland Oregon (20149765411).jpg 1973Tied-arch bridge2,154 feet (657 m)Willamette RiverI-405.svgUS 30.svg I-405  / US 30 45°32′16″N122°40′59″W / 45.53778°N 122.68306°W / 45.53778; -122.68306 (Fremont Bridge)
Broadway Bridge Broadway Bridge in Portland with bascule span open - viewed from west.jpg 1913*Truss with double-leaf "Rall"-type bascule span 1,742 feet (531 m)Willamette River Broadway; Portland Streetcar A Loop and B Loop 45°31′55″N122°40′27″W / 45.53194°N 122.67417°W / 45.53194; -122.67417 (Broadway Bridge)
Steel Bridge Portland Steel Bridge with lift span raised - viewed from west.jpg 1912Through truss with a double vertical-lift span800 feet (240 m)Willamette River Union Pacific Railway
Amtrak
MAX Light Rail
Glisan Street, Interstate Avenue
Formerly Harbor Drive (former OR 99W.svg OR 99W)
45°31′39″N122°40′09″W / 45.52750°N 122.66917°W / 45.52750; -122.66917 (Steel Bridge)
Burnside Bridge Burnside Bridge (south side) open.jpg 1926*Double-leaf "Strauss-type" bascule1,382 feet (421 m)Willamette River Burnside Street 45°31′23″N122°40′03″W / 45.52306°N 122.66750°W / 45.52306; -122.66750 (Burnside Bridge)
Morrison Bridge Morrison Bridge - Portland OR.jpg 1958*Double-leaf "Chicago style" bascule760 feet (230 m)Willamette RiverMorrison Street 45°31′04″N122°40′11″W / 45.51778°N 122.66972°W / 45.51778; -122.66972 (Morrison Bridge)
Hawthorne Bridge Hawthorne Bridge from the southwest with lift span raised slightly.jpg 1910*†Parker truss with a vertical-lift span1,382 feet (421 m)Willamette RiverHawthorne Boulevard 45°30′47″N122°40′14″W / 45.51306°N 122.67056°W / 45.51306; -122.67056 (Hawthorne Bridge)
Marquam Bridge Marquam Bridge from outside OMSI - Portland, Oregon.JPG 1966Cantilever truss1,043 feet (318 m)Willamette RiverI-5.svg I-5 45°30′29″N122°40′09″W / 45.50806°N 122.66917°W / 45.50806; -122.66917 (Marquam Bridge)
Tilikum Crossing Tilikum Crossing at night Nov 2015.jpg 2015Cable-stayed1,720 feet (520 m)Willamette River TriMet MAX Orange Line and buses; Portland Streetcar 45°30′20″N122°39′54″W / 45.50556°N 122.66500°W / 45.50556; -122.66500 (Tilikum Crossing)
Ross Island Bridge Ross Island Bridge after repainting - from southeast (2019).jpg 1926Cantilever deck truss3,729 feet (1,137 m)Willamette RiverUS 26.svg US 26 (Powell Boulevard) 45°30′04″N122°39′52″W / 45.50111°N 122.66444°W / 45.50111; -122.66444 (Ross Island Bridge)
Sellwood Bridge New Sellwood Bridge in September 2016.jpg 2016Deck arch bridge1,976 feet (602 m)Willamette RiverTacoma Street 45°27′52″N122°39′56″W / 45.46444°N 122.66556°W / 45.46444; -122.66556 (Sellwood Bridge)

Others

Name
(Alternative names in parentheses)
ImageYear openedTypeLengthSpansCarriesCoordinates
Blue Bridge (Cross Canyon Bridge) Blue Bridge, Reed College 2012.JPG 1992Reed LakePedestrians and bicycles 45°28′55″N122°37′49″W / 45.48184°N 122.63037°W / 45.48184; -122.63037
Blumenauer Bridge Portland, Oregon (August 3, 2022) - 13.jpg 2022 Tied arch 475 feet (145 m)Banfield Freeway (on Interstate 84)Pedestrians and bicycles 45°31′36″N122°39′31″W / 45.52654°N 122.65873°W / 45.52654; -122.65873
Bybee Bridge Bybee Bridge, Portland, OR, 2012.JPG 1911OR 99E.svg OR 99E (McLoughlin Boulevard)Bybee Boulevard 45°28′28″N122°38′24″W / 45.47439°N 122.63987°W / 45.47439; -122.63987
Cedar Crossing Bridge Cedar Crossing Bridge.jpg 1982Covered bridge60 feet (18 m) Johnson Creek Deardorff Road 45°28′19.3″N122°31′25.4″W / 45.472028°N 122.523722°W / 45.472028; -122.523722
Eastbank Esplanade EastbankEsplanade.jpg 2001 Pontoon 1,200 feet (370 m)Bank of the eastside of the Willamette RiverPedestrians and bicycles
Ned Flanders Crossing Flanders Crossing in Portland, Oregon (2021).jpg 2021200 feet (61 m) I-5.svg Interstate 405 Pedestrians and bicycles 45°31′33″N122°41′12″W / 45.5257°N 122.6868°W / 45.5257; -122.6868
Gibbs Street Pedestrian Bridge West end of Gibbs St Pedestrian Bridge - Portland, Oregon.jpg 2012700 feet (210 m) I-5.svg Interstate 5 and SW Macadam AvenuePedestrians and bicycles 45°29′57″N122°40′23″W / 45.4993°N 122.673°W / 45.4993; -122.673
Vista Bridge (Vista Avenue Viaduct) Vista Avenue Bridge.jpg 1926*†Concrete arch248 feet (76 m) MAX Light Rail line and Jefferson Street/Canyon RoadVista Avenue 45°31′09″N122°41′52″W / 45.519097°N 122.697844°W / 45.519097; -122.697844
Barbara Walker Crossing Barbara Walker Crossing.jpg 2019Trichord truss180 feet (55 m) Burnside Street Pedestrians and bicycles 45°31′18″N122°43′10″W / 45.5216°N 122.7195°W / 45.5216; -122.7195

Former bridges

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References

  1. Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2014). "Historic Landmarks – Portland, Oregon" (XLS). City of Portland. Retrieved 2016-09-17.