Bridges

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Portland's Many Bridges

Portland is famous for its bridges. In fact, during the Great Recession a sizable number of Portlandians can be found living under many of them.

Bridge City boasts so many spans across its two mighty rivers that "Bridgetown" is one of the city's most popular nicknames. (Other common Portland aliases include is Rose City, Puddletown, PDX, Stumptown and others.)

Bridges Spanning The Willamette River (South to north.)

  • Sellwood Bridge (1925)
  • Ross Island Bridge (1926)
  • Marquam Bridge (1966)
  • Hawthorne Bridge (1910)
  • Morrison Bridge (1958)
  • Burnside Bridge (1926)
  • Steel Bridge (1912)
  • Broadway Bridge (1913)
  • Fremont Bridge (1973)
  • St. Johns Bridge (1931)

Bridges Over the Columbia River (West to east.)

  • Interstate Bridge (1917-1918)
  • Glenn Jackson Memorial Bridge (1982)

Sources

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