Portland...bridges and other

[Obleo]

Yes, City of Roses, 7 bridges if I remember right.

[Tev62]

Great ride, great pics.

[pdedse]

Lovely, pdedse. Riding in fog is the pits. One’s visor fogs but also slowly gets covered in tiny droplets of moisture. You have to ride slower than usual so the water won’t blow off. You gradually go blind which is a really fun way to ride!

Glad you had a good ride, though. Thanks for another pic of Mt Hood. It’s very striking.

Totally agree, I had to raise the face shield and then the cold air blasts the eyes... it's striking the difference between the fog-enshrouded road closed area and the green bridge--same river, less than 4 miles distant from each other. One area probably had a good hour of sunshine while the other didn't. Even though it was 38-39 temps, 10 minutes after leaving the fog area, I felt that I was "warming back up".

Pdedse, There's also the Fremont and Marquam bridges too. The Tilikum is just for light rail, bicycles and people to cross. Quite a few bridges connecting east and west. Merry Christmas!

See what I mean with all the bridge names? I've heard mention of these, but I had to look it up and I found out the Fremont is the 405 and Marquam is I-5 bridge. If I go late at night, maybe I can sneak across the Tilikum on the CB.

[the Ferret]

We actually have a bunch of bridges in Cincinnati too, but I couldn't tell you which one is which. One of them just caught fire from a bad fiery wreck on the bridge and had to be hastily rebuilt

https://www.fox19.com/2020/12/10/watch-p...e-repairs/

[pdedse]

I love those time-lapse videos.

[pdedse]

Another chilly, sunny wintry day...better than gloomy, cold rain any day.

Arrived in Oregon City via Redland Rd from the southeast by 1pm. Little traffic. Found the OR City Arch Bridge and crossed it for the first time.



I love to see boats on the rivers! In the distance, hi-way 205 over the Williamette.




The Williamette Falls and hydroelectric power reservoir area


Made my way north on 43 towards Lake Oswego. Mt. Hood in distance.


Crossed the Williamette again using the Sellwood Bridge. Another bridge I had never crossed before. They tacked on $20 to DMV fees to pay for this bridge. I mean, it is a nice new bridge, but I've been paying about $100 every two years for some time, so I'm happy I finally got to use it.


Then the Ross Island Bridge, crossed back to the west bank of the Williamette:


And then I crossed both the Hawthorne and Morrison bridges, but I didn't see any good place to pull over for photos. Have to redo these two and include the Burnside, Steel and Broadway bridges.

I don't know why I'm on a bridges kick...I guess it's because I'm always riding east and southeast of Gresham where I live to beautiful foresty areas, so this is a nice change of pace.

[GoldOxide_imp]

Another chilly, sunny wintry day...better than gloomy, cold rain any day.

Arrived in Oregon City via Redland Rd from the southeast by 1pm. Little traffic. Found the OR City Arch Bridge and crossed it for the first time.



I love to see boats on the rivers! In the distance, hi-way 205 over the Williamette.




The Williamette Falls and hydroelectric power reservoir area


Made my way north on 43 towards Lake Oswego. Mt. Hood in distance.


Crossed the Williamette again using the Sellwood Bridge. Another bridge I had never crossed before. They tacked on $20 to DMV fees to pay for this bridge. I mean, it is a nice new bridge, but I've been paying about $100 every two years for some time, so I'm happy I finally got to use it.


Then the Ross Island Bridge, crossed back to the west bank of the Williamette:


And then I crossed both the Hawthorne and Morrison bridges, but I didn't see any good place to pull over for photos. Have to redo these two and include the Burnside, Steel and Broadway bridges.

I don't know why I'm on a bridges kick...I guess it's because I'm always riding east and southeast of Gresham where I live to beautiful foresty areas, so this is a nice change of pace.

... but you'll cross that bridge when you get there.

[Cormanus]

Nice, Au₂O₃. And more stunning photos, pdedse. If they’re levying you for the bridges, go and ride backwards and forwards across them till you feel you’ve got your money’s worth.

[pdedse]

Nice, Au₂O₃. And more stunning photos, pdedse. If they’re levying you for the bridges, go and ride backwards and forwards across them till you feel you’ve got your money’s worth.

Well, I guess I better get started because their fees are going to increase. Currently we pay $19 per year per vehicle and with the new year that increases to $56 per year, per vehicle. Motorcycles increase from $19 per year to $39. So I own 3 cars, two motorcycles and one boat trailer and that totals $302 per year. That's a chunk of change. I actually wrote DMV and suggested that they limit the number of vehicles any one family could be charged for, maybe set at 2 or 3, but I don't think they heard me. Like for other taxes, some of the services a given individual may never use, but I think I'll make it a habbit to cross the Sellwood Bridge more often--it is a fine bridge, earthquake ready now!

[Cormanus]

That is indeed a fistful of cabbage. Wow!