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The Interstate Bridge (also Columbia River Interstate Bridge, I-5 Bridge, Portland-Vancouver Interstate Bridge, Vancouver-Portland Bridge) is a pair of nearly identical steel vertical-lift, Parker through-truss bridges that carry Interstate 5 traffic over the Columbia River between Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon in the United States.
The Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge, or I-205 Bridge, is a segmental bridge that spans the Columbia River between Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. It carries Interstate 205, a freeway bypass of Portland, Oregon. The structure is maintained by the Oregon Department of Transportation.
1910 postcard showing the North Bank Bridge over the Columbia River. Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6 or BNSF Railway Bridge 9.6, [3] also known as the Columbia River Railroad Bridge, [4] is through truss railway bridge across the Columbia River, between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, owned and operated by BNSF Railway. [3]
Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6 (BNSF Bridge 9.6) 1908: Swing bridge, Pratt truss: 2,807 feet (856 m) Columbia River: BNSF Railway: Interstate Bridge (Portland–Vancouver Highway Bridge) 1917* (and second, parallel bridge in 1958) Truss with lift span
The 1908 opening of the Columbia River bridge completed the all-rail route ("Prairie Line") between Seattle and Portland, eliminating the need for the ferry crossing at Kalama. [10]: 12 [12] By August 1909, the NP ran four daily round trips between Portland and Seattle.
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Historic ferries in Oregon are water transport ferries that operated in Oregon Country, Oregon Territory, and the state of Oregon, United States.These ferries allowed people to cross bodies of water, mainly rivers such as the Willamette in the Willamette Valley, and the Columbia, in order to transport goods, move people, and further communications until permanent bridges were built to allow ...
Jul. 28—For napping truck drivers, road trippers and those unable to ignore the call of nature, roadside rest stops are a vital function for travel. And according to Caltrans, the state's 87 ...