St. Johns Bridge

St. Johns Bridge
St. Johns Bridge
	St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Oregon, in 2005
Coordinates	45°35′06″N 122°45′53″W / 45.58508°N 122.76477°W / 45.58508; -122.76477
Carries	; US 30 Byp.
Crosses	Willamette River
Locale	Portland, Oregon (Cathedral Park neighborhood, Northwest Industrial District/Linnton)
Maintained by	Oregon Department of Transportation
Heritage status	Portland Historic Landmark
Characteristics
Design	Suspension bridge, Gothic
Total length	2,067 feet (630 m)
Height	400 feet (120 m)
Longest span	1,207 feet (368 m)
Clearance below	205 feet (62 m)
History
Designer	David B. Steinman
Opened	June 13, 1931; 93 years ago (1931-06-13)
Location

The St. Johns Bridge is a steel suspension bridge that spans the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States, between the Cathedral Park neighborhood in North Portland and the Linnton and Northwest Industrial neighborhoods in Northwest Portland. It carries the U.S. Route 30 Bypass. It is the only suspension bridge in the Willamette Valley and one of three public highway suspension bridges in Oregon.^[2]

The bridge has a 1,207-foot (368 m) center span and a total length of 2,067 feet (630 m).^[3] It is the tallest bridge in Portland, with two 400-foot-tall (120 m) towers and a 205-foot (62 m) navigational clearance.^[4] The adjacent park and neighborhood of Cathedral Park are named after the Gothic arch design of the bridge's towers and supports.

^ "Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon" (XLS). Portland Historic Landmarks Commission. July 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
^ "St. Johns Bridge Rehabilitation Project". Oregon Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on December 20, 2006. Retrieved November 5, 2006.
^ "St. Johns Bridge Dedication". Center for Columbia River History. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2006.
^ Dwight A. Smith; James B. Norman; Pieter T. Dykman (1989). Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon. Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 113. ISBN 0-87595-205-4.