Steel over the Willamette
By: Arlen Sheldrake, Richard Thompson, Bob Weaver, Trent Stetz, Steve Hauff
Publisher: Pacific Northwest Chapter, National Railway Historical Society
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780985120702
Subjects: History; Bridges; Buildings, structures
Description: A technical and social history commemorating the 100th anniversary of Portland, Oregon's Steel Bridge.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-56).
Table of contents: title: The Steel before the Steel: the first Steel Bridge; title: The new bridge: constructing the Harriman bridge; title: Making it go up and down: design and operation; title: Trolleys to the east side: early transit operations; title: Passengers and freight: railroad use of the bridge; title: Overhead returns to the bridge : MAX rails cross the river; title: The people behind the bridge: designers, builders, proponents and opponents.