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B.N.S.F. - Willamette River Bridge

Multnomah County, Oregon
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Willamette River Railroad Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on October 21, 2008

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Overview
Vertical lift bridge over Willamette River on BNSF Railway Line in Portland
Location
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Status
Open to traffic
History
1908 Built with swing span, 1989 Vertical lift replaces swing span
Builder
- Ralph Modjeski of Bochnia, Poland
Design
Polygonal Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 519.0 ft.
Also called
Willamette River Railroad Bridge
Willamette Draw Bridge
St. Johns Railroad Bridge
BNSF Bridge 5.1
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.57722, -122.74667   (decimal degrees)
45°34'38" N, 122°44'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/519765/5047106 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Portland
Inventory number
BH 37735 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1908 (421)
Built during 1900s (4,246)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (465)
Have street view (9,889)
Movable (1,355)
Multnomah County, Oregon (66)
Northern Pacific Railroad (60)
Open (28,310)
Oregon (689)
Owned by railroad (4,039)
Polygonal Warren through truss (301)
 Polygonal Warren truss (739)
Pony truss (13,217)
Portland, Oregon (34)
Railroad (4,070)
Ralph Modjeski (27)
Span length 500-1000 feet (313)
Truss (23,568)
Vertical lift (275)
Warren truss (3,958)
Willamette River (46)

Update Log 

  • March 22, 2011: New photos from Michael Goff
  • September 28, 2010: New photo from Michael Goff
  • September 7, 2010: New Street View added by Michael Goff
  • April 18, 2010: New photo from Nathan Morton
  • October 22, 2008: Added by Michael Goff

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Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Wikipedia
  • Bridges of Portland - Ray Bottenberg, Arcadia Publishing, 2007
  • Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • The Portland Bridge Book - Sharon Wood Wortman, Oregon Historical Society Press, 2001
  • HAER OR-7 - Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at River Mile 6.9, Portland, Multnomah, OR

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