Collection is open for research.
Gift of Thelma Bengs, July 1970 (Lib. Acc. 11577).
The Steel Bridge over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, opened July 21, 1912, for trains and August 12, 1912, for automobiles. It is owned by the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads. The bridge is the only double deck telescoping vertical lift bridge known to exist.
Photograph of railroad yard and construction of Steel Bridge, Org. Lot 1089, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Collection was titled "Looking south across railroad yards at construction of Steel Bridge" prior to February 2023.
One mounted black and white photograph taken in Portland, Oregon, circa 1912. The photograph shows the roofs of buildings in the foreground at left, a rail yard at right, and the Steel Bridge under construction in the distance. The view is to the south. The photographer is unidentified.
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