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Morrison Street Bridge (1888)
Description
The Morrison Bridge was Portland's first bridge across the Willamette, completed in 1887, . At its opening, it was the longest bridge west of the Mississippi. It was considered a wooden swing-span structure, though it appears some steel may have used in the span that opened. It was replaced in 1905 by a second swing-span bridge, which was itself replaced by the current Morrison Bridge in 1958.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Willamette river on Morrison street
- Location
- Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Built 1888; Replaced 1905
- Builders
- - Pacific Bridge Co. of Portland, Oregon
- Willamette Iron Bridge Co. of Portland, Oregon
- Railroads
- - Streetcar
- Willamette Bridge Railway
- Design
- Pratt through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +45.51813, -122.66978 (decimal degrees)
45°31'05" N, 122°40'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/525791/5040563 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Portland
- Inventory number
- BH 80031 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 21, 2018: New photo from Leslie R Trick
- March 18, 2018: New photo from Leslie R trick
- January 16, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
- January 11, 2018: Updated by Luke: Converted duplicate entry
- January 11, 2018: Added by Leslie R Trick
Sources
- Leslie R Trick - Leslie [dot] Trick [at] gmail [dot] com
- Luke
- Douglas Butler