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Author : Sharon Wood Wortman
Release : 1989
Genre : Bridges
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 116/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Portland Bridge Book by : Sharon Wood Wortman
Download or read book The Portland Bridge Book written by Sharon Wood Wortman. This book was released on 1989. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of Portland's bridges includes all the bridges on the Willamette River from the St. Johns to Oregon City, plus three bridges on the Columbia.
Author : Laura O. Foster
Release : 2010-01-01
Genre : Travel
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 690/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Portland Stairs Book by : Laura O. Foster
Download or read book The Portland Stairs Book written by Laura O. Foster. This book was released on 2010-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portland has 196 public staircases, an irresistible asset to this pedestrian-friendly city. In The Portland Stairs Book, Portland's walking guru Laura Foster has gathered the best and most interesting in a handy pocket-sized guide. From Mount Tabor's epic 282 steps to the glass cupola atop 115 steps in Pioneer Courthouse, The Portland Stairs Book features details on twenty outdoor stairs that have amazing stories and something unique to offer an urban explorer. The stairs include the Willamette River Bridge Stairs, The Westover Terraces Steps, and Rocky Butte's Grand Staircase. The book also features indoor stairs that are perfect for a rainy Portland day and five Stair Trails that lead readers on urban treks that contain hundreds of steps in five different areas of town.
Author : Ray Bottenberg
Release : 2006
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 609/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Bridges of the Oregon Coast by : Ray Bottenberg
Download or read book Bridges of the Oregon Coast written by Ray Bottenberg. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1920s and 1930s, Oregon's legendary bridge engineer Conde B. McCullough designed a first-rate collection of aesthetic bridges on the Oregon Coast Highway to enhance an already dramatic and beautiful landscape. The six largest of these, at Gold Beach, Newport, Waldport, Florence, Reedsport, and Coos Bay, eliminated the last ferries on the Oregon Coast Highway between the Columbia River and California. McCullough planned to build one bridge each year after completion of the Rogue River Bridge at Gold Beach in 1932, but the tightening grip of the Depression threatened his plans. In 1933, McCullough and his staff worked day and night to finish plans for the remaining five bridges, and in early 1934, the Public Works Administration funded simultaneous construction of them. The combined projects provided approximately 630 jobs, but at least six workers perished during construction. After the bridges were complete, Oregon coast tourism increased by a dramatic 72 percent in the first year.
Author : Donald MacDonald
Release : 2018
Genre : Architecture
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 774/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Tilikum Crossing by : Donald MacDonald
Download or read book Tilikum Crossing written by Donald MacDonald. This book was released on 2018. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portland, Oregon's innovative and distinctive landmark, Tilikum Crossing Bridge of the People, is the first major bridge in the U.S, carrying trains, busses, streetcars, bicycles, and pedestrians- but no private automobiles. When regional transportation agency TriMet began planning for the first bridge to be constructed across the Willamette River since 1973, the goal was to build a something symbolic, which would represent the progressive nature of the Twenty-First Century. Part of that progressiveness was engaging in a public process that involved neighborhood associations, small businesses, environmentalists, biologists, bicycling enthusiasts, designers, engineers, and the City Council. The result of this collaboration was an entirely unique bridge that increased the transportation capacity of the city while allowing Portlanders to experience their urban home in an entirely new way--car-free.0In this book, the award winning architect of Tilikum Crossing, Donald MacDonald, and co-author Ira Nadel, tell the story of Portland through its bridges. Written in a friendly voice, readers will learn how Portland came to be known as "The City of Bridges" and the home to this new icon in the city's landscape. MacDonald uses 98 of his own drawings to illustrate the history of Portland river crossings and to show the process of building a Twenty-First Century landmark. Anyone who has ever crossed this remarkable bridge will take away a deeper understanding of how our public structures reflect who we are as a community.
Author : Sharon Wood Wortman
Release : 2006
Genre : Bridges
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 507/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Portland Bridge Book by : Sharon Wood Wortman
Download or read book The Portland Bridge Book written by Sharon Wood Wortman. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
