Portland, Oregon
Portland, OR is located along the Willamette river. It is 187 miles long and is lying entirely in northwestern Oregon. Ten bridges span the Willamette River in or near Portland’s center. The world’s only telescoping double-deck vertical lift bridge (Steel), the world’s oldest lift bridge (Hawthorne), and America ‘s longest tied-arch bridge (Fremont) are all in Portland.
The Steamer PORTLAND was built at Portland, Oregon, in 1947 by Northwest Marine Iron Works for the Port of Portland as a sternwheel towboat. She is fully operational and periodically steams-up. Length: 186.1'; beam: 42.1'; depth of hold: 9'; draft: 5.5; gross tonnage: 928; net: 733. Engines: 26"dia-9' stroke; boiler pressure: 250 pounds.