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

Clark County, Washington, and Multnomah County, Oregon
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B.N.S.F. Railroad Bridge 9.6

from northeast

Photo taken by Michael Goff on January 21,2009

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Overview
Swing span through truss bridge over the Columbia River
Location
Portland, Clark County, Washington, and Multnomah County, Oregon
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1908
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Steel Fabricator)
- Ralph Modjeski of Bochnia, Poland (Engineer)
Design
Swing through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 466.0 ft.
Total length: 2,808.2 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Deck width: 25.0 ft.
Also called
North Bank Bridge
Columbia River Railroad Bridge
BNSF Bridge 9.6
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.62557, -122.69029   (decimal degrees)
45°37'32" N, 122°41'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/524142/5052493 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Portland
Inventory number
BH 34185 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 1999)
2,408

Categories 

10-panel truss (116)
American Bridge Co. (449)
Built 1908 (421)
Built during 1900s (4,246)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (465)
Clark County, Washington (23)
Columbia River (35)
Have street view (9,889)
Movable (1,355)
Multnomah County, Oregon (66)
Navigable waterway (1,448)
Northern Pacific Railroad (60)
Open (28,309)
Oregon (689)
Owned by railroad (4,039)
 Pennsylvania truss (308)
Pin-connected (1,519)
Portland, Oregon (34)
Railroad (4,070)
Railroad overpass (39)
Ralph Modjeski (27)
Span length 250-500 feet (863)
State line crossing (513)
Swing (534)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length over 2500 feet (587)
Truss (23,567)
Vancouver, Washington (3)
Washington (843)

Update Log 

  • September 7, 2010: New Street View added by Michael Goff
  • April 18, 2010: New photo from Nathan Morton
  • January 21, 2009: New photo from Michael Goff
  • November 24, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff: Updated Info.
  • November 3, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff: Added Builders

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Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Bridges of Portland - Ray Bottenberg, Arcadia Publishing, 2007
  • The Portland Bridge Book - Sharon Wood Wortman, Oregon Historical Society Press, 2001
  • Wikipedia - B.N.S.F. Bridge 9.6
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BNSF Railway Bridge 9.6
Posted July 12, 2009, by BC SMITH (bysmiths [at] inbox [dot] com)

I was riveting on this bridge when the 1965 earthquake hit. Almost shook off into the Columbia River. Became Trainman the next day.