Vista Bridge
Vista Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 45°31′09″N 122°41′52″W / 45.5191°N 122.6978°W |
Carries | Vista Avenue and pedestrians |
Crosses | MAX Light Rail line and Jefferson Street/Canyon Road |
Locale | Portland, Oregon |
Maintained by | Multnomah County |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 248 ft |
Height | 120 ft |
History | |
Opened | 1926[1][2] |
Vista Avenue Viaduct | |
Portland Historic Landmark[4] | |
Location | 1200 SW Vista Avenue Portland, Oregon |
Coordinates | 45°31′09″N 122°41′52″W / 45.519097°N 122.697844°W |
Built | 1926 |
NRHP reference No. | 84003093[3] |
Added to NRHP | April 26, 1984 |
The Vista Bridge (officially, Vista Avenue Viaduct) is an arch bridge for vehicles and pedestrians located in Portland, Oregon, United States. It connects the areas of King's Hill and Vista Ridge (the entire southern hillside is also referred to as Portland Heights) which are both in the Goose Hollow neighborhood.[5] The MAX Light Rail line and Jefferson Street/Canyon Road travel under the bridge, and Vista Avenue crosses the bridge.
History and description
The ravine the Vista Bridge passes over was carved out by Tanner Creek and is referred to as the Tanner Creek Canyon (the source of the name for Canyon Road),[5] which was called "The Great Plank Road". Tanner Creek was diverted underground beginning in the 1870s with work completed in the early 1900s.[5] The creek still runs underground beneath the Vista Bridge, although it now drains the surrounding hillside via storm drains and a culvert to the Willamette River.[5]
The bridge has four pedestrian balconies, or "refuge bays"[6] (extensions outward from the sidewalk), holding concrete benches, two on each side.[7] The 248-foot-long (76 m) structure was designed by architect Fred T. Fowler.[7] It is of a rib-reinforced concrete deck arch design.[7] Completed in 1926, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places, as the Vista Avenue Viaduct, on April 26, 1984.[3]
The Ford Street Bridge,
In 1991, several
Usage for suicide
The bridge has been a popular place for
See also
References
- ^ Portland Transportation History Timeline
- ^ The placards at the north end of the bridge say 1925. See photograph.
- ^ a b "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7385-7472-1.
- ^ Cramer, Hulse and Associates (September 1, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory–Nomination Form: Vista Avenue Viaduct" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ Norman, James B.(1991). Portland's Architectural Heritage: National Register Properties of the Portland Metropolitan Area. Portland, Or: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 136.
- ISBN 978-0-7385-7472-1.
- ^ "Council Crest Park". City of Portland Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved March 11, 2009.
- ISBN 978-0-88192-692-7. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
- ^ "Council Crest Dreamland of the Northwest". pdxhistory.com. Retrieved March 11, 2009.
- ISBN 0-7385-3115-4.
- ^ Tom Hallman Jr. (April 4, 1991). "Stunt jump off bridge lures critics". Bungee.com quoting The Oregonian. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
- ^ Tracy J. Prince, Ph.D. "Goose Hollow in "What the Bleep Do We Know?"". Facebook user Portland's Goose Hollow.
- ^ Tracy J. Prince, Ph.D. "Cool fact: The title shot for Portlandia was taken from Goose Hollow's 1926 Vista Bridge, looking east toward downtown". Facebook user Portland's Goose Hollow. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ a b Stabler, David (February 2, 2013). "Vista Bridge: Is it time to stop the dying at Portland's iconic bridge?". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ^ Stabler, David (July 9, 2013). "Temporary suicide barriers to go up on Vista Bridge". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ Kavanaugh, Shane Dixon (October 30, 2013). "Would-be jumper on Vista Bridge taken to hospital after 12 hours on span". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ Tomlinson, Stuart (January 3, 2014). "Vista Bridge suicide is 14-year-old Aloha High School student". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 3, 2014.