This is the oldest operational vertical lift bridge in the United States and the oldest large span highway bridge in Oregon. In the state of Oregon it is the busiest a:"bicycle" and transit bridge, It carries over 4,800 cyclists and 750 Tri-Met Portland buses daily. Built: 1910; Rehabilitated 1944, Rehabilitated & Painted in 1999 Builders: United Engineering and Construction (Contractor), Waddell & Harrington (Engineering Firm), Wakefield & Jacobson (Contractor) Length of largest span: 251.0 feet Total length: 1,382.9 feet Deck width: 43.6 feet Vertical clearance above deck: 15.7 feet Also known as: Hawthorne Street Bridge, Hawthorne Blvd Bridge Inspection (as of 03/2009) Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9) Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9) Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9) Appraisal: Functionally obsolete Sufficiency rating: 68.2 (out of 100) Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 25,866 Approximate latitude, longitude +45.51306, -122.67083 (decimal degrees)
This is the oldest operational vertical lift bridge in the United States and the oldest large span highway bridge in Oregon. In the state of Oregon it is the busiest a:"bicycle" and transit bridge, It carries over 4,800 cyclists and 750 Tri-Met Portland buses daily. Built: 1910; Rehabilitated 1944, Rehabilitated & Painted in 1999 Builders: United Engineering and Construction (Contractor), Waddell & Harrington (Engineering Firm), Wakefield & Jacobson (Contractor) Length of largest span: 251.0 feet Total length: 1,382.9 feet Deck width: 43.6 feet Vertical clearance above deck: 15.7 feet Also known as: Hawthorne Street Bridge, Hawthorne Blvd Bridge Inspection (as of 03/2009) Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9) Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9) Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9) Appraisal: Functionally obsolete Sufficiency rating: 68.2 (out of 100) Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 25,866 Approximate latitude, longitude +45.51306, -122.67083 (decimal degrees)