Hawthorne Bridge (Portland, Oregon)

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The Hawthorne Bridge is a truss bridge, with a vertical lift, that spans the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. It joins Hawthorne Boulevard, from the east and Madison Street, from the west. It is the oldest vertical lift bridge in operation in the United States.

It cost $511,000 to build in 1910 and $22 million to restore in 1999. The estimated cost to replace the bridge is $189.3 million.
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Coordinates:   45°30'47"N   122°40'14"W

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  • A lot of good folks have lost their lives fighting for this bridge.
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