Portland, Oregon
Portland, OR is located along the Willamette river. It is 187 miles long and is lying entirely in northwestern Oregon. Ten bridges span the Willamette River in or near Portland’s center. The world’s only telescoping double-deck vertical lift bridge (Steel), the world’s oldest lift bridge (Hawthorne), and America ‘s longest tied-arch bridge (Fremont) are all in Portland.
Broadway Bridge - Opened: April 22, 1913 - Cost: $1.6 million - Type: Double-leaf Rall bascule drawbridge, steel-through truss - Main span: 278 feet long - Owner: Multnomah County
Fremont Bridge - Opened: November 11, 1973 - Cost: $82 million - Type: Steel three-span half-through tied arch, with orthotropic upper - Main span: 1,255 feet long - Owner: State of Oregon