Ross Island Bridge
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tiredandtravelled
Portland, OR1,155 contributions
Jan 2017 • Couples
There is a joke here that they planned the routes on even state highways here with a red crayon and a map. The merging on the west side is insane. Four into two lanes with no lights only street signs. A testament to the good manners of Portland drivers. California drivers beware. Earthquake proof bridge, yahoo!
Written 18 January 2017
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Brenda D
68 contributions
Oct 2018 • Solo
This bridge is one of many but it's still one of the easiest ways to cross. It must be pretty well made.it has been here for as long as I can remember
Written 25 October 2018
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Carl R
Portland, OR632 contributions
Apr 2017 • Solo
I walked across this bridge...finally. You can only do this on the Portland,north, side of the bridge. Kinda death defying to have those cars a couple of inches away. When you get to the east side there is a pok poks and a sausage store. You can return on the Tillicum bridge. Very long bridge and I bet you will be the only walker.
Written 17 April 2017
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RSNN
Portland, OR5,802 contributions
Feb 2017 • Solo
The Ross Island Bridge is a cantilever deck truss bridge built in 1926. It was designed by Gustav Lindenthal. And is the route that US 26 (The Mount Hood Highway) takes across the Willamette River connecting southwest Portland to South East Portland. It is near Ross Island Named after Pioneer Sherry Ross who arrived in the Oregon Country having journeyed here via wagon via the Oregon Trail in 1845. And this is how the bridge also came by its name.
Notable landmarks are of course Ross Island to the south of the bridge.
Then there’s the elusive Poulsen House hidden nearby the southeast exit from the bridge. It is a bright yellow house built in 1892 in the American Queen Anne style and has been on The Register of Historic Places since 1977. It was built for John Poulsen who was co-owner of Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company, once the largest lumber company in Oregon.
And just a couple blocks east at SE McLaughlin you will find the Aladdin Theater.
Notable landmarks are of course Ross Island to the south of the bridge.
Then there’s the elusive Poulsen House hidden nearby the southeast exit from the bridge. It is a bright yellow house built in 1892 in the American Queen Anne style and has been on The Register of Historic Places since 1977. It was built for John Poulsen who was co-owner of Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company, once the largest lumber company in Oregon.
And just a couple blocks east at SE McLaughlin you will find the Aladdin Theater.
Written 3 April 2017
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Commci
Portland, OR126 contributions
Jan 2013
The western approaches to this bridge are absolutely insane. If you're a tourist or a traveler and you can avoid it, do so!
Written 6 January 2013
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