St. Johns Bridge

River mile: 5.8

Opened: June 13, 1931

Type: two-tower cable steel suspension, steel half-through truss

Main Span Length: 1207 feet

Center Height to Water: 400 feet

Outside Width: 50 feet (four traffic lanes with two 5-foot sidewalks)

Color: Verdant green

Cost: $3.9 million (2003-05 rehab) $4.3 million

Owner: Oregon Department of Transportation; built by Multnomah County

Engineer/Designer: David B. Steinman and Holton Robinson, New York, New York

Access: pedestrians, bicycles allowed

Average Daily Traffic: 24,500

Historic American Engineering Record OR-40

 

Last updated: 20 February 2010.