Broadway Bridge

97227 Portland, OR, United States of America (USA) (Oregon )

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The Broadway Bridge is a Rall-type bascule bridge spanning the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States, built in 1913. It was Portland's first bascule bridge, and it continues to hold the distinction of being the longest span of its bascule design type in the world. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in November 2012.

The bridge has four vehicle lanes (two lanes in each direction) that in 2006 carried about 30,000 vehicles per day. It is also a major bicycle route over the river with more than 2,000 crossings daily in 2005, and has a pair of 11-foot (3.4 m) wide sidewalks. On average, the bridge's draw span is opened about 25 times a month.

The bridge was originally black, in common with the nearby Steel and Hawthorne spans, but Portland architect Lewis Crutcher suggested in 1961 that each have its own distinct color. The Broadway Bridge was repainted "Golden Gate" red (also known as international orange) in 1963.

Streetcars originally crossed the bridge from its opening in 1913 until 1940, but by at least 1944, the abandoned tracks had been removed or paved over. Work to reinstall tracks began in 2010, and streetcar service across the bridge resumed in 2012

Broadway Bridge

Carries: Vehicles, Portland Streetcar and pedestrians
Crosses: Willamette River
Design: Truss with double-leaf Rall-type bascule lift span
Total length: 1,742 (531 m)
Width: 70 feet
Longest span: Fixed: 297 ft (91 m); Double-leaf bascule 278 ft (85 m)
Clearance above: 13 feet (3.9 m)
Clearance below: 70 ft closed
Designer: Ralph Modjeski
Opened: April 22, 1913

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