Photos
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Burnside Bridge Photo taken by Michael Goff on July 8, 2008 |
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Burnside Bridge July 6, 2008 Photo taken by Michael Goff on July 6, 2008 |
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Burnside Information Plaque Photo taken by Michael Goff on July 8, 2008 |
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West Operator's House Photo taken by Michael Goff on April 21, 2009 |
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Concrete Approach Span Rail Photo taken by Michael Goff on April 21, 2009 |
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Steel Lift Span Rail Photo taken by Michael Goff on April 21, 2009 |
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Burnside Bridge Photo taken by Michael Goff on July 10, 2008 |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Facts
- Overview
- Bascule bridge over Willamette River on Burnside Bridge in Portland
- Location
- Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1926
- Builders
- - Gustav Lindenthal (Lead Engineer)
- Hedrick & Kremers (Designer)
- Joseph Strauss (Bascule Engineer)
- Pacific Bridge Co. (Contractor)
- Design
- Bascule
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 266.1 ft.
Total length: 856.0 ft.
Deck width: 67.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.3 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +45.52278, -122.66750 (decimal degrees)
45°31'22" N, 122°40'03" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/525966/5041080 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Portland
- Inventory number
- BH 29858 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 10/2004)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 47.4 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
- 54,976
Update Log
- April 21, 2009: New photos from Michael Goff
- April 20, 2009: Posted HAER photos
- July 8, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff
- July 7, 2008: New photo from Michael Goff
Sources
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
- Michael Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] odot [dot] state [dot] or [dot] us
- Burnside Bridge HAER Webpage
- HAER OR-101 - Burnside Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Burnside Street, Portland, Multnomah County, OR