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The Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge, or I-205 Bridge, is a segmental bridge that spans the Columbia River between Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. It carries Interstate 205, a freeway bypass of Portland, Oregon. The structure is maintained by the Oregon Department of Transportation . Planning for the structure began in earnest in ...
Interstate 205 Map of the Portland area with I-205 highlighted in red Route information Auxiliary route of I-5 Maintained by ODOT and WSDOT Length 37.13 mi (59.75 km) Existed 1958 –present History Completed in 1983 NHS Entire route Major junctions South end I-5 in Tualatin, OR Major intersections OR 213 / OR 224 in Clackamas, OR US 26 in Portland, OR I-84 / US 30 in Portland, OR SR 14 in ...
The George Abernethy Bridge, [4] or simply Abernethy Bridge, [1] is a steel plate and box girder bridge that spans the Willamette River between Oregon City and West Linn, Oregon, United States, and which carries Interstate 205. It is also known as the Oregon City Freeway Bridge and the I-205 Bridge . The bridge was dedicated and opened on May ...
Because the tide goes against the outflow of fresh water from the Thames Basin, it takes longer to subside (6–9 hours) than it does to flow in (4–5 hours). [clarify] [citation needed] London Bridge is used as the basis for published tide tables giving the times of high tide. High tide reaches Putney about 30 minutes later.
Six construction workers on the bridge at the time died in the collapse. Around 7 a.m., during high tide Monday morning, tugboats were seen maneuvering the hulking ship out of the collapsed wreckage.
Interstate 205 ( I-205) is an east–west auxiliary Interstate Highway in the San Joaquin Valley in Northern California. It runs from I-5 west to I-580. Along with those highways, I-205 forms the north side of a triangle around the city of Tracy. The route provides access from the San Francisco Bay Area to the northern San Joaquin Valley.
The Providence River Bridge is visible in the immediate background. The Fox Point Hurricane Barrier is a 3,000-foot (910 m) long tidal flood barrier spanning the Providence River in Providence, Rhode Island, located 750 feet (230 m) upstream from Fox Point. It was constructed between 1960 and 1966 to protect the low-lying downtown area of the ...
Location in Washington. The Hood Canal Bridge (officially William A. Bugge Bridge) is a floating bridge in the northwest United States, located in western Washington. [2] It carries State Route 104 across Hood Canal in Puget Sound and connects the Olympic and Kitsap Peninsulas. At 7,869 feet (1.490 mi; 2.398 km) in length (floating portion ...