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The Burnside Bridge is a double leaf bascule bridge that spans the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. Image File history File links The Burnside Bridge in Portland, Oregon. ...
Image File history File links The Burnside Bridge in Portland, Oregon. ...
A bascule bridge is a drawbridge with a counterweight that continuously balances the span, or leaf, throughout the entire upward swing in providing clearance for boat traffic. ...
The Willamette River (pronounced wil-LAM-met) is a tributary of the Columbia, approximately 240 mi (386 km) long, in northwestern Oregon in the United States. ...
Portland skyline. ...
The original Burnside Bridge was a swing span bridge that opened in 1894. The replacement was part of a $4.5 million bond that also included the construction of the Ross Island and Sellwood bridges. The public would later learn that the contract was given for $500,000 more than the lowest bid. Three Multnomah County commissioners were recalled as a result of the scandal, and a new engineering company assumed control of the project. Railway swing bridge A swing bridge is a bridge that has its primary structural support at or near to its center, about which it can then pivot horizontally. ...
1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The Ross Island Bridge is a cantilever truss bridge that spans the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. ...
The Sellwood Bridge is a truss bridge that spans the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. ...
Multnomah County is a county located in the state of Oregon, the smallest in area but the largest in population due to Portland, the county seat and largest city in Oregon. ...
The bridge was opened on May 28, 1926 at a final cost of $4.5 million (including approaches). It is the only Willamette River bridge in Portland that was designed with input from an architect. This led to the Italian Renaissance towers and decorative metal railings. 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
By Region: Italian Renaissance Northern Renaissance *French Renaissance *German Renaissance *English Renaissance The Italian Renaissance was the opening phase of the Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century. ...
Electric streetcar tracks were removed in the 1940s. In 1995 one of the 6 lanes was removed to accommodate new bicycle lanes. From March until November of 2002 the bridge went through a $2.1 million seismic retrofit, making it the first bridge operated by Multnomah County to receive earthquake protection. // Events and trends The 1940s were dominated by World War II, the most destructive armed conflict in history. ...
1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Burnside has a total length of 2,308 ft (703 m) with a 252 ft (77 m) center span. While lowered this span is normally 64 ft (20 m) above the river. The deck is made of concrete, making it one of the heaviest bascule bridges in the United States. The counterweights, housed inside the two piers, weigh 1,700 tons. The lifting is normally controlled by the Hawthorne Bridge operator, but an operator mans the west tower during high river levels. In 1891 Burnside Street was changed from "B" street to take the name of Dan Burnside, a local businessman who was a proponent of the 1866 dredging of the Willamette River. In the 1990s the Burnside Bridge was made a Regional Emergency Transportation Route, the one non-freeway bridge to be used by emergency vehicles. View from north The Hawthorne Bridge is a truss bridge with a vertical lift that spans the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. ...
1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ...
A dredge is a small waterborne craft used to remove sediment from the bottoms of rivers and harbors. ...
// Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ...
The bridge provides shelter for a DIY skatepark [1] under the east end, and the Portland Saturday Market is held most weekends under the west end. See also: DIY Network, a cable TV network. ...
A skatepark is a purpose-built recreational environment for skateboarders, BMXers and inline skaters to ride and develop their sport and art. ...
The Portland Saturday Market is the largest outdoor arts and crafts market in continuous operation in the United States. ...
Bridges in Portland, OR // On the Willamette River (North to South): St. ...
External links
- ODOT: Burnside Bridge
- Multnomah County: Burnside Bridge
- Multnomah County: Burnside Bridge operation
- Multnomah County: Burnside Bridge maintenance forecast
- SkateOregon: Burnside Project
Books Wood, Sharon. The Portland Bridge Book. Portland: Oregon Historical Society, 2001. ISBN 0-87595-211-9. |
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