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Aerial view of crossings in downtown Portland
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon from the Columbia River upstream to the confluence of the Middle Fork Willamette River and Coast Fork Willamette River . This confluence, at 44°01′24″N 123°01′26″W / 44.023318°N 123.023897°W / 44.023318; -123.023897 (Willamette River source ) , is considered the source of the Willamette River.
Image
Crossing
Carries
Location
River mile
Year built
Coordinates
St. Johns Bridge
US 30 Byp. , sidewalks
Portland
5.8
1931
45°35′07″N 122°45′52″W / 45.58528°N 122.76444°W / 45.58528; -122.76444 (St. Johns Bridge )
Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1
BNSF Railway
Portland
7.0
1908/1989
45°34′36″N 122°44′51″W / 45.57667°N 122.74750°W / 45.57667; -122.74750 (Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1 )
West Side CSO Tunnel
intercepted sewage overflow
Portland
10.0
2003
45°33′0″N 122°41′52″W / 45.55000°N 122.69778°W / 45.55000; -122.69778 (West Side CSO Tunnel )
Fremont Bridge
I-405 / US 30
Portland
11.1
1973
45°32′16″N 122°40′59″W / 45.53778°N 122.68306°W / 45.53778; -122.68306 (Fremont Bridge )
Broadway Bridge
Broadway ; Portland Streetcar ; sidewalks
Portland
11.7
1913
45°31′55″N 122°40′27″W / 45.53194°N 122.67417°W / 45.53194; -122.67417 (Broadway Bridge )
Steel Bridge
Union Pacific Railway Amtrak MAX Light Rail Glisan Street, sidewalks, Interstate AvenueEastbank Esplanade (lower level), formerly Harbor Drive (former OR 99W )
Portland
12.1
1912
45°31′39″N 122°40′09″W / 45.52750°N 122.66917°W / 45.52750; -122.66917 (Steel Bridge )
Burnside Bridge
Burnside Street , sidewalks
Portland
12.4
1926
45°31′23″N 122°40′03″W / 45.52306°N 122.66750°W / 45.52306; -122.66750 (Burnside Bridge )
Morrison Bridge
Morrison Street, sidewalks
Portland
12.8
1958
45°31′04″N 122°40′11″W / 45.51778°N 122.66972°W / 45.51778; -122.66972 (Morrison Bridge )
Hawthorne Bridge
Hawthorne Boulevard, sidewalks
Portland
13.1
1910
45°30′47″N 122°40′14″W / 45.51306°N 122.67056°W / 45.51306; -122.67056 (Hawthorne Bridge )
Marquam Bridge
I-5
Portland
13.5
1966
45°30′29″N 122°40′09″W / 45.50806°N 122.66917°W / 45.50806; -122.66917 (Marquam Bridge )
Tilikum Crossing
TriMet MAX Orange Line and buses, Portland Streetcar , cycle lane , sidewalks
Portland
13.8
2015
45°30′18″N 122°40′01″W / 45.5049°N 122.6670°W / 45.5049; -122.6670 (Tilikum Crossing )
Ross Island Bridge
US 26 (Powell Boulevard), sidewalks
Portland
14.0
1926
45°30′04″N 122°39′52″W / 45.50111°N 122.66444°W / 45.50111; -122.66444 (Ross Island Bridge )
Sellwood Bridge
Tacoma Street, sidewalks
Portland
16.5
2016
45°27′52″N 122°39′56″W / 45.46444°N 122.66556°W / 45.46444; -122.66556 (Sellwood Bridge )
Northern Willamette Valley [ edit ]
Middle Willamette Valley [ edit ]
Image
Crossing
Carries
Location
River mile
Year built
Coordinates
Wheatland Ferry
Wheatland Road
Wheatland
72.0
1844
45°05′25″N 123°02′42″W / 45.09028°N 123.04500°W / 45.09028; -123.04500 (Wheatland Ferry )
aerial electric power for the Wheatland Ferry
Wheatland
45°05′24.28″N 123°02′43.61″W / 45.0900778°N 123.0454472°W / 45.0900778; -123.0454472 (aerial electric power for the Wheatland Ferry )
medium voltage line
Wheatland
45°05′27.02″N 123°02′41.56″W / 45.0908389°N 123.0448778°W / 45.0908389; -123.0448778 (medium voltage line )
Union Street Railroad Bridge
(formerly) Black Rock Rail Line, (currently) pedestrians, bicycles, emergency vehicles
Salem
84.1
1913
44°56′50″N 123°02′30″W / 44.94722°N 123.04167°W / 44.94722; -123.04167 (Union Street Railroad Bridge )
Marion Street Bridge
OR 22 west (Marion Street)
Salem
84.4
1952
44°56′45″N 123°02′33″W / 44.94583°N 123.04250°W / 44.94583; -123.04250 (Marion Street Bridge )
Center Street Bridge
OR 22 east (Center Street)
Salem
84.5
1918
44°56′42″N 123°02′36″W / 44.94500°N 123.04333°W / 44.94500; -123.04333 (Center Street Bridge )
Independence Street Bridge
River Road South, sidewalks
Independence
97.1
1950
44°50′44″N 123°10′47″W / 44.84556°N 123.17972°W / 44.84556; -123.17972 (Independence Street Bridge )
Buena Vista Ferry
Buena Vista Road
Buena Vista
106.0
1851
44°46′12″N 123°08′45″W / 44.77000°N 123.14583°W / 44.77000; -123.14583 (Buena Vista Ferry )
aerial electric power for the Buena Vista Ferry
Buena Vista
44°46′11.37″N 123°08′46.23″W / 44.7698250°N 123.1461750°W / 44.7698250; -123.1461750 (aerial electric power for the Buena Vista Ferry )
Toledo District Willamette Bridge
(formerly) Oregon Pacific Railroad , Southern Pacific (currently) Portland and Western Railroad /Toledo District
Albany
119.7
1887/1921
44°38′27″N 123°05′48″W / 44.64085°N 123.09677°W / 44.64085; -123.09677 (Toledo District Willamette Bridge )
Lyon Street Bridge
US 20 north (Lyon Street), sidewalk
Albany
120.0
1971
44°38′21″N 123°06′21″W / 44.63917°N 123.10587°W / 44.63917; -123.10587 (Lyon Street Bridge )
Ellsworth Street Bridge
US 20 south (Ellsworth Street), sidewalks
Albany
120.1
1925
44°38′21″N 123°06′24″W / 44.63924°N 123.10666°W / 44.63924; -123.10666 (Ellsworth Street Bridge )
Harrison Street Bridge
OR 34 west (Harrison Street), bicycle lane, sidewalk
Corvallis
131.5
1964
44°33′58″N 123°15′22″W / 44.5661°N 123.25622°W / 44.5661; -123.25622 (Harrison Street Bridge )
Van Buren Street Bridge
OR 34 east (Van Buren Street), sidewalk
Corvallis
131.5
1913
44°33′55″N 123°15′23″W / 44.56541°N 123.25652°W / 44.56541; -123.25652 (Van Buren Street Bridge )
Corvallis Bypass Bridge
OR 34 Bypass
Corvallis
132.95
1992
44°33′29″N 123°15′36″W / 44.55814°N 123.25987°W / 44.55814; -123.25987 (Corvallis Bypass Bridge )
Southern Willamette Valley [ edit ]
^ a b Two former bridges over the Willamette River in Portland were named the Madison Street Bridge. Together, they were active from 1891 to 1909.[ 3] [ 4]
^ Edward Russo (September 15, 2009). "Popular river crossing renamed" . The Register-Guard . Eugene, Oregon. p. B1.
^ "Whilamut Passage Bridge Opens" . KEZI.com. August 8, 2013. Archived from the original on September 30, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2014 .
^ "Hawthorne Bridge: Spanning Willamette River on Hawthorne Boulevard, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon" (PDF) . Historic American Engineering Record , National Park Service , United States Department of the Interior . p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016 .
^ "Old Span Wrecked; Madison Bridge in Six Weeks Will Be Only Memory" . The Morning Oregonian . August 2, 1909. p. 14. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016 .