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Re: Burnside Bridge in Portland,Oregon
Author: Pilawt
Date: 11-10-2014 - 12:39

[www.portlandoregon.gov]

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The Burnside Bridge opened in 1926, and according to one source, worsened auto congestion downtown because it increased the number of cars that could get across the river. The new bridge included wide walkways, balustrades and ornamental lighting. The center lanes were dedicated to the streetcar lines with an underpass providing passenger access to the stops in the middle.

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As early as 1935, recommendations to remove the streetcars from the Burnside Bridge to provide more room for cars were made.


[en.wikipedia.org]

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Streetcars crossed the Burnside Bridge until 1950, and electric trolleybuses serving the Sandy Blvd. route did so until 1958.

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