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Bridges in Portland, Oregon

On the Willamette River (North to South):

• St. Johns Bridge (1931) - U.S. Highway 30/Philadelphia Avenue

• Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1 (1908)

• Fremont Bridge (1973) - Interstate 405

• Broadway Bridge (1913) - Broadway Avenue/Street

• Steel Bridge (1912) - Oregon Highway1/Oregon Route 99W

• Burnside Bridge (1926) - Burnside Street

• Morrison Bridge (1958) - Morrison Street

• Hawthorne Bridge (1910) - Hawthorne Avenue

• Marquam Bridge (1966) - Interstate 5

• Ross Island Bridge (1922) - U.S. Highway 26

• Sellwood Bridge (1925) - Southeast Tacoma Street

On the Columbia River (West to East):

• Interstate Bridge (1917/1958) - Interstate 5

• Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge (1982) - Interstate 205

Timeline

Name	Completion Date	Type	Movement
Morrison Bridge #1	1887	Truss	Swing
Oregon City Bridge (in Oregon City)	1888	Suspension	Fixed span
Steel Bridge #1	1888	Truss	Swing
Madison Bridge #1	1891	Truss	Swing
Burnside Bridge #1	1894	Truss	Swing
Madison Bridge #1	1900	Truss	Swing
Morrison Bridge #2	1905	Truss	Swing
Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1	1908	Truss	Swing
Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 8.8	1908	Truss	Swing
Hawthorne Bridge	1910	Truss	Vertical lift
Steel Bridge #2	1912	Truss	Vertical lift
Broadway Bridge	1913	Truss	Bascule
Interstate Bridge Northbound	1917	Truss	Vertical lift
Oregon City Bridge	1922	Arch	Fixed span
Sellwood Bridge	1925	Truss	Fixed span
Burnside Bridge #2	1926	Truss	Bascule
Ross Island Bridge	1926	Truss	Fixed span
St. Johns Bridge	1931	Suspension	Fixed span
Sauvie Island Bridge (in Sauvie Island)	1950	Truss	Fixed span
Morrison Bridge #3	1958	Truss	Bascule
Interstate Bridge Southbound	1958	Truss	Vertical lift
Marquam Bridge	1966	Truss	Fixed span
Abernethy Bridge (in Oregon City)	1970	Truss	Fixed span
Fremont Bridge	1973	Arch	Fixed span
Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge	1982	Beam	Fixed span
Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1 #2	1989	Truss