Portland has its share of nicknames. There's City of Roses, PDX, Rip City, Stumptown, and P-Town, which is the most commonly used name by locals. You may also hear Portland referred to as Bridgetown due to the cluster of bridges in the center of town. There are a total of eight bridges within walking distance from downtown.
Most of the bridges are quite historical, dating before 1926. The oldest is Hawthorne Bridge (1910), which is my favorite. It also happens to be the oldest vertical-lift bridge in the United States that is still in use.
One of my first Habit of Art blog posts was on a simple embroidery piece I had done of the Hawthorne Bridge.
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| Hawthorne Bridge |
Here are a few more photos I snapped over the years of Hawthorne Bridge and other Portland bridges.
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| Stalled on Hawthorne Bridge due to the lift. |
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| Broadway Bridge |
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| Burnside Bridge |
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| St. Johns Bridge |
My nine year-old daughter is currently learning about Portland bridges in her class. For a class project, she chose to paint the Sellwood Bridge. She worked hard on the painting, and I love how it turned out!
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