Interstate Bridge, Nearing Completion - 1917
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This is the new Interstate Bridge, the first auto bridge between Portland and Vancouver, shortly before it was opened on Feb. 14th, 1917 - which was Oregon's 58th anniversary of its statehood.
This is the new Interstate Bridge, the first auto bridge between Portland and Vancouver, shortly before it was opened on Feb. 14th, 1917 - which was Oregon's 58th anniversary of its statehood.
Detail view 1 shows barrels and lumber still stacked on the bridge's roadway, with a construction barge behind. It was joined by a second, essentially identical span, in 1958.
-- This photo is restored and printed by Old Oregon.
Photographer | Arthur M. Prentiss |
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Location | Columbia River, Portland, Multnomah County |
Subject | Bridges and Trestles, Construction |
Decade | 1910s |
Print Maker | Old Oregon |
Original Type | Larger Print |
Size of Original | 6.5 x 10.0 inches |
Photographer's Number | Number 7035 |
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