Bridges & Trestles
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Baker's Bridge, Across the Clackamas River - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This rare early view shows the original wooden covered bridge that crossed the Clackamas River at Carver, reported to have been the longest covered bridge in Oregon at the time of its completion. Learn More -
Broadway Bridge with Sternwheeler - 1915
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Created in 1915 by an unknown photographer, this view shows the Broadway Bridge, looking towards the west, two years after its completion. You can find much the same view today from North Interstate Avenue. Learn More -
Building a Bridge Along the Snake River near Robinette - c. 1909
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view shows a railroad bridge under construction across the Powder River where it flows into the Snake. Robinette was located behind the photographer on the west bank of the Snake River. Learn More -
Columbia River Railroad Bridge at Celilo - c. 1912
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking across the Celilo railroad bridge shortly after its completion in 1912. Learn More -
Crooked River Bridge, The Dalles-California Highway - 1930
$30.00 As low as: $15.00The Crooked River High Bridge was completed in 1926, four years before this photo was created. Like many other arched bridges in Oregon, it was designed by Conde McCullough. Learn More -
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Elk Rock Trestle to Oswego - c. 1894
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Elk Rock Trestle, replaced by a tunnel in 1921, on the line from Portland to Oswego. Learn More -
Fields Covered Bridge, on the Tualatin River - c. 1935
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The last of four Fields Covered Bridges over the Tualatin River, west of Willamette. Learn More -
Hood River from the Eastside Grade - c. 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking north down Hood River from the east bank, we see the town named after the river to the left. In the distance is the Columbia River, and the hills of Washington State on the other side. Learn More -
Hood River Railroad Bridge - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This is the railroad bridge across the mouth of Hood River that preceded the current steel bridge - itself now a very historic structure, having been completed in 1906. Learn More -
Lake Oswego Railroad Bridge - c. 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The Lake Oswego Railroad Bridge, built as the Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge north of Tyron Creek, nearing the end of its construction. Learn More -
Logjam on the Upper Willamette - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Two steamboats arrive to help clear out a logjam under a bridge somewhere on the upper Willamette River. Learn More -
Looking over Oregon City towards Mt. Hood - c. 1898
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A long view across the suspension bridge and Oregon City towards Mount Hood. Learn More -
Multnomah Falls - c. 1887
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Taken shortly before he moved back to Boston, Partridge captured this view of the falls by stepping back and to the right, giving a different angle than many of the straight-ahead shots of his day. Learn More -
Multnomah Falls Timber Bridge, before Reinforcements - c. 1883
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The first timber bridge at Multnomah Falls stands unoccupied in this view published by I. G. Davidson shortly after the bridge's completion, in about 1883. Learn More -
Multnomah Falls with the Original Timber Bridge - c. 1885
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This 1880s view of Multnomah Falls shows the timber bow-string foot bridge before it was reinforced in 1891. Learn More -
Multnomah Falls with Timber Bridge - c. 1895
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Multnomah Falls, showing its original bowstring-truss timber bridge. Learn More -
Navy Ships in front of Old Steel Bridge, Portland - c. 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Taken upstream from its companion photo (see Related Photos below), this view shows two unidentified Navy ships resting in the waters of the Willamette in Portland. Learn More -
New Bridge Across the Sandy River - c. 1883
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The new bridge for the O. R. & N. Company, across the Sandy River east of Portland on the way to the Columbia Gorge. Learn More -
New Bridge over the Clackamas at Estacada - 1908
$25.00 As low as: $12.00An almost finished bridge over the Clackamas River at Estacada, with a workman waving his hat from on top. Learn More -
New Multnomah Falls Bridge with Harley-Davidson - c. 1917
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This photo was taken shortly after the new concrete Multnomah Falls bridge opened in 1914, and not that long after the Harley-Davidson V-twin motorcycle was introduced in 1909. Learn More -
North Jetty, Newport - c. 1898
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This photo was taken shortly after the north jetty for Yaquina Bay was completed in 1896, after 8 years of construction. Learn More -
Ocean Steamer Under Bridge of the Gods - 1938
$30.00 As low as: $15.00The "Charles L. Wheeler, Jr.", a 3,300 ton cargo ship, was the first (and only) ocean steamer to go through the newly-opened Bonneville Locks in 1938. Learn More -
Old Ironsides Under the St. Johns Bridge - 1933
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Two icons meet in one photograph by Ralph Eddy. The new is the St. Johns Bridge, dedicated two years earlier. The old is "Old Ironsides", the U.S.S. Constitution, dedicated in 1797. Learn More -
Opening of Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge across Rogue River - 1932
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This detailed view by Arthur M. Prentiss shows the crowd "waiting for the opening signal from President Hoover", according to a note on the back of the original print. Learn More -
Oregon City Bridge from Grand Opening Program - 1922
$20.00 As low as: $10.00This panoramic view is taken from the official program of the grand opening of the Oregon City - West Linn arched bridge in 1922. Learn More -
Oregon City Suspension Bridge - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view looking downstream on the Willamette River below the falls reveals the striking design of the first Oregon City bridge, built in 1888. Learn More -
Overlooking Celilo Falls, with New Bridge - c. 1912
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view of Celilo Falls looking upstream shows the recently completed Columbia River Railroad Bridge in the background. Finished in 1912, it replaced an earlier ferry service. Learn More -
Overlooking Guild's Lake from the Northwest Hills - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Guild's Lake in northwest Portland, now drained, became famous a few years after this photo when it was chosen for the site of the 1905 Lewis & Clark Exposition. Learn More -
Portage Railroad and Middle Blockhouse at Cascades - 1867
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking downstream on the wooden tracks of the portage railroad on the Washington side of the Columbia Cascades. Learn More -
Squatters' Shacks near Ross Island Bridge - 1936
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view of Depression-era homes near the Ross Island Bridge was created by Arthur Rothstein, just out of college and working as one of a dozen photographers for the Farm Security Administration. Learn More -
Steamboat Georgiana Passing the Original Burnside Bridge - c. 1915
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The Georgiana was a propeller-driven steamboat that operated on the Willamette and Columbia Rivers from 1914 to 1940. She was named after Georgiana Pittock, wife of Henry L. Pittock. Learn More -
Sternwheeler and Barge Under the New Oregon City Bridge - 1922
$25.00 As low as: $12.00In 1922, the new arched Oregon City Bridge was nearing completion. In this view, a sternwheeler is moving a barge - probably one of the barges used in the construction of the new bridge. Learn More -
Sternwheeler Passing under Oregon City Bridge - 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Sternwheeler passing under the Oregon City Suspension Bridge. Learn More -
Sternwheelers Georgie Burton & Annie Comings at Hawthorne Bridge - c. 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This photo provides a clear view of both the two sternwheelers and the bridge behind them. All were fairly new at this time. Learn More -
Suspension Bridge, Oregon City - c. 1890
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The first Oregon City bridge was built in 1888, a few years before this photo. Some folks criticized it a "the bridge to nowhere", as the area on the West Linn side of the river was so sparsely populated. Learn More -
Taking a Spin by the Bridge - c. 1915
$30.00 As low as: $15.00A couple pause in their buggy during a summertime ride along the Willamette River, with the Oregon City Suspension Bridge in the background. Learn More -
The New Footbridge - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This detailed pastoral view features two men showing off their new bridge to the ladies. Another man tends some horses to the left. Learn More -
The Tooth Bridge, O. R. R. at Cascades - 1867
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking upstream along the Tooth Bridge on the 5-mile-long portage railroad on the Oregon side of the Cascade Rapids. Learn More -
Tooth Bridge, Portage Railroad at the Cascades - 1867
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking upstream along the Tooth Bridge at the 5-mile-long portage railroad on the Oregon side of the Cascades. Learn More -
Tourists on Timber Bridge, Multnomah Falls - c. 1890
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A group of twenty-six tourists demonstrate their faith in the strength of the reinforced timber bridge in this view published by McAlpin & Lamb in about 1890. Learn More -
Union Pacific Wreck at Morgan, near Heppner - c. 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The curve of the damaged tracks contrasts with the straight boards of the boxcar in this century-old view of a derailment on a small trestle in Eastern Oregon. Learn More -
Upper Bridge, Indian River, near Sitka - 1887
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The Upper Bridge on the Indian River, upstream from Sitka, Alaska. Learn More -
Upper Cape Horn, Near Celilo - 1867
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A great view by Watkins of the upper portage railroad on the Oregon side of the Columbia River, and the bluffs of Upper Cape Horn. Learn More -
Yaquina Bay Bridge, Oregon Coast Highway - 1937
$30.00 As low as: $15.00This stunning photo of the Yaquina Bay Bridge comes with an added bonus - one of my favorite skies in the Old Oregon collection. Learn More











