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Burnside Bridge

The Burnside Bridge is a 1926-built bascule bridge that spans the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States, carrying Burnside Street. It is the second bridge at the same site to carry that name. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in November 2012.[3][4]

For the bridge in the American Civil War Battle of Antietam, see Burnside's Bridge.

Burnside Bridge

45°31′23″N 122°40′01″W / 45.5231°N 122.667°W / 45.5231; -122.667

Willamette River

Portland, Oregon

Multnomah County

02757

Double-leaf "Strauss-type" bascule

1,382 ft (421 m)

73.8 ft (22.5 m)

Fixed: 268 ft (82 m)[1]
Double-leaf bascule: 252 ft (77 m)[1][2]

64 ft (20 m) closed

Ira G. Hedrick;
Robert E. Kremers

May 28, 1926
(replaced 1894 bridge)

Portland, Oregon; Willamette River at river mile 12.7

Willamette River Highway Bridges of Portland, Oregon

12000931[3]

November 14, 2012[3]

In popular culture[edit]

Indie rock band the Mountain Goats prominently mention the Burnside Bridge in the lyrics of their 2012 song "Steal Smoked Fish".[21]

Joseph Strauss (engineer)

List of bascule bridges

List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon

List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon

List of crossings of the Willamette River

page on Multnomah County website

Burnside Bridge

(HAER) No. OR-101, "Burnside Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Burnside Street, Portland, Multnomah County, OR", 29 photos, 3 color transparencies, 84 data pages, 3 photo caption pages

Historic American Engineering Record