Morrison Bridge

Why does this Bridge make me think of Jim Morrison and the Doors?

I would like to think that the Morrison Bridge was named after Jim Morrison, but it is not. The original Morrison bridge was a wood bridge named after a Scottish chap named John L Morrison back in the...

Yet another bridge variety in Portland

Morrison Bridge is the simplest looking Portland bridge - just a flat bridge with interesting towers at the ends of both lift spans. Unlike some of the other bridges this bridge opens like two moat ga...

A Portland bridge

Yes, one of the many Portland bridges. I think the take-away here is understanding how this bridge contributes to the nickname "Bridgetown".

Interesting towers on this otherwise unremarkable bridge

This is one of the numerous bridges across the Willamette River visible from Portland's Waterfront Park. From one side it is really rather drab, but from the other you can see the two unique towers th...

Important to Portland with lights at night.

Not sure how much a bridge requires a review. This bridge is very useful and does have interesting architecture at both ends. It is one of those which is lighted at night because years ago a group cal...