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1137:August 18,
1111:August 18,
1085:August 18,
1059:August 18,
1033:August 18,
998:August 28,
972:August 18,
946:August 18,
920:August 18,
894:August 18,
866:August 19,
840:August 19,
814:August 19,
675:August 14,
546:References
423:swing span
419:Howe truss
358:45°30′48″N
237:1891-01-11
187:swing span
139:Streetcars
107:45°30′48″N
1363:Transport
308:streetcar
297:sidewalks
1240:79-50502
1172:July 31,
723:July 28,
529:See also
456:of spans
429:Material
400:Portland
292:nearby.
261:Location
193:Material
164:Portland
1325:Portals
476:1900-04
474: (
464:History
386:Crosses
315:trusses
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225:History
150:Crosses
135:Carries
78:-type.
32:log jam
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509:rods.
484:Closed
469:Opened
415:Design
404:Oregon
396:Locale
245:Closed
230:Opened
179:Design
168:Oregon
160:Locale
711:(PDF)
657:(PDF)
421:with
209:Width
185:with
68:piers
42:, or
1291:ISBN
1272:ISBN
1253:ISBN
1236:LCCN
1226:ISBN
1203:ISBN
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