Hawthorne Bridge, Vertical lift bridge, Portland, Photo

Code Number:: CNOV02P10_11
Title:: Hawthorne Bridge, Vertical lift bridge, Willamette River, Hawthorne Blvd, Portland; 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)
Keywords:: Bridge, Crossing, Span, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA, City, United States of America, Oregon, Structure, Architecture, Travel, Scenics, USA, Archives, History, State
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