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Broadway Bridge
Broadway Bridge may refer to: ;Canada * Broadway Bridge (Saskatoon), in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ;United Kingdom * Broadway Bridge (Liverpool), in Liverpool, Merseyside ;United States * Broadway Bridge (Clarkdale, Arizona), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Yavapai County * Broadway Bridge (Little Rock), in Arkansas * Broadway Bridge (Denver, Colorado), in Colorado * Broadway Bridge (Daytona Beach), in Florida * Buck O'Neil Bridge, in Kansas City, Missouri, formerly and also called the ''Broadway Bridge'' * Broadway Bridge (Little Falls), in Minnesota * Broadway Bridge (Manhattan), in New York * Broadway Bridge (Portland, Oregon), in Oregon * Broadway Bridge (St. Peter, Minnesota), NRHP-listed in Nicollet County and in Le Sueur County * Broadway Bridge (Greenville, Ohio), NRHP-listed See also * Broadway Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota * Broadway (other) Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (other) * Broadwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway Bridge (Portland, Oregon)
The Broadway Bridge is a Rall-type bascule bridge spanning the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States, built in 1913. It was Portland's first bascule bridge, and it continues to hold the distinction of being the longest span of its bascule design type in the world. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in November 2012. History and description The bridge was anticipated to be the world's longest bascule bridge and there was competition between the Strauss, Scherzer, and Rall bascule design patent holders. The "Rall" was selected based on cost. Ralph Modjeski designed the structure, which opened on April 22, 1913, at a cost of $1.6 million. It was the world's longest double-leaf bascule bridge, of any bascule type, at the time. The bridge's name derives from the street it carries, Broadway, but at the time of the bridge's construction that street name was in use only east of the river. The westside portion of what is now Broadway had been named 7th A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
