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Portland Heights Cable Car Trestle

Multnomah County, Oregon

Photos 

BH Photo #428202

Map 

Description 

20.93% grade

Facts 

Overview
Lost Timber stringer bridge on Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. up Portland Heights
Location
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Status
Removed
History
Built 1890; Removed 1904
Railroads
- Cable Car
- Portland Cable Railway
- Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. (PRL&P)
- Streetcar
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Span length: 1,040.0 ft.
Total length: 1,040.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.51463, -122.69469   (decimal degrees)
45°30'53" N, 122°41'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/523846/5040167 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
270 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 81652 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,886)
Beam (14,380)
Built 1890 (253)
Built during 1890s (2,746)
Cable Car (5)
Lost (22,270)
Lost 1904 (22)
Lost during 1900s (275)
Multnomah County, Oregon (113)
 Oregon (1,099)
Portland Cable Railway (1)
Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. (12)
Portland, Oregon (68)
Span length over 1000 feet (104)
Streetcar (250)
Timber stringer (3,707)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,741)

Update Log 

  • May 21, 2018: Updated by Luke: Noted length, height, & grade; Removed "Portland Streetcar" as that's the modern system's name.
  • May 21, 2018: Added by Leslie R Trick

Sources 

  • Leslie R Trick - Leslie [dot] Trick [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Luke

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