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North of Downtown Bridges

This is the river of mighty bridges, The most famous of course is the Brooklyn.

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Fremont Bridge
Type Arch   Year Opened 1973
# of Decks 2   # of lanes/tracks 8 lanes
Total Length     Main Span Length 1255 ft
Highway/RR I-405   Misc  
Toll None  
Comments  
pdx-br-fremont-081602-01.jpg (290850 bytes)View looking south (8/16/02) pdx-br-fremont-081602-02.jpg (308958 bytes)View looking south (8/16/02)
pdx-br-fremont-081602-03.jpg (367793 bytes)View looking south (8/16/02) pdx-br-fremont-051104-01.jpg (56850 bytes)
BNSF RR Bridge
Type Suspension   Year Opened 1908
# of Decks 1   # of lanes/tracks 2 tracks
Total Length     Main Span Length 532 ft
Highway/RR BNSF   Misc Also known as Bridge 5.1 for river mile 5.1 on the Willamette.
Toll N/A  
Comments Lift section replace a former swing bridge in 1989, approaches remained the same.
pdx-br-bnsf-willamette-081302-01.jpg (318203 bytes)View from the west (8/16/02) pdx-br-bnsf-willamette-081302-02.jpg (498035 bytes)View from the west (8/16/02)
St. Johns Bridge
Type Suspension   Year Opened 1931
# of Decks 1   # of lanes/tracks 4 lanes
Total Length 2067 ft   Main Span Length 1207 ft
Highway/RR US-30   Misc  
Toll None  
Comments  
pdx-br-stjohns-081602-01.jpg (301965 bytes)View from the west (8/16/02) pdx-br-stjohns-081602-03.jpg (387502 bytes)View from the west, note the cathedral motif in design. (8/16/02)

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