Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6, Portland

Name: Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6
Address: Portland, United States

#329 among attractions in Portland

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Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6, Portland

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Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6 or BNSF Railway Bridge 9.6, also known as the Columbia River Railroad Bridge, is through truss railway bridge across the Columbia River, between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, owned and operated by BNSF Railway. Built by the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway and completed in 1908, it was the first bridge of any kind to be built across the lower Columbia River, preceding the first road bridge, the nearby Interstate Bridge, by a little more than eight years. ()

Length: 2807 ftCoordinates: 45°37'29"N, 122°41'28"W

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Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jantzen Beach Center, Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Plaza, Salmon Run Bell Tower, Esther Short Park.

0.9 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Jantzen Beach Center, Portland
23 min walk • Nestled on Hayden Island in the city of Portland, Oregon, Jantzen Beach Center offers a unique shopping experience to both locals and visitors alike. This sprawling shopping center, once the site of the historic Jantzen Beach Amusement Park, has become a modern-day...
0.8 miE
Park
Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Plaza, Vancouver
21 min walk • The Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Plaza is a plaza in Vancouver, Washington, United States. The plaza was created in 2013, and continues to be maintained by Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 7824. It features a "Remembrance Wall" with murals by the Clark County Mural Society.
0.8 miE
Tower
Salmon Run Bell Tower, Vancouver
21 min walk • The Salmon Run Bell Tower is a bell tower and glockenspiel in Vancouver, Washington's Esther Short Park, in the United States.
0.8 miE
Park, Farmer's market, Garden
Esther Short Park, Vancouver
20 min walk • Esther Short Park is a public park and town square located in downtown Vancouver, Washington. Established in 1853, it is the oldest public park in the state of Washington. and one of the oldest public parks in the West.
1.1 miNE
Museum, History museum
Clark County Historical Museum, Vancouver
29 min walk • The Clark County Historical Museum, Vancouver, Washington, is located in a 1909 Carnegie library and is operated by the Clark County Historical Society, established in 1917. It opened at the old Carnegie Library building on May 24, 1964. The first museum director was Joe Pagel.
1.3 miSE
Amusement, Amusement park
Lotus Isle, Portland
33 min walk • Lotus Isle Amusement Park was an amusement park that operated from 1930 to 1932 on Tomahawk Island in Portland, Oregon. Known as the "Wonderland of the Pacific Northwest", Lotus Isle was located just east of the more successful Jantzen Beach amusement park.
1 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater, Vancouver
25 min walk • The Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater is a church building and parish of the Catholic Church located in Vancouver, Washington, United States.
0.9 miE
Memorial
Captain George Vancouver Monument Plaza, Vancouver
22 min walk • The Captain George Vancouver Monument Plaza is a memorial plaza along Vancouver, Washington's Waterfront Park, in the United States. The plaza features Jay Rood's 1992 sculpture Boat of Discovery.
1 miE
Nightlife, Cinema, Theater
Kiggins Theatre, Vancouver
26 min walk • The Kiggins Theatre is a single-screen movie theater in Vancouver, Washington. Named for former Vancouver mayor and businessman John P. Kiggins, it opened in 1936. It is located at 1011 Main Street in downtown Vancouver.
1.3 miS
Bridge
Interstate Bridge, Portland
33 min walk • The Interstate Bridge is a pair of nearly identical steel vertical-lift, "Parker type" through-truss bridges that carry Interstate 5 traffic over the Columbia River between Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon in the United States.
0.5 miE
Piers and boardwalks
Grant Street Pier, Vancouver
13 min walk • The Grant Street Pier is a feature of the Vancouver Waterfront Park in Vancouver, Washington, United States.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6?

Nearby attractions include Grant Street Pier, Vancouver (13 min walk), Vancouver Waterfront Park, Vancouver (17 min walk), Esther Short Park, Vancouver (20 min walk), The Pioneer Mother Memorial, Vancouver (21 min walk).

How to get to Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6 by public transport?

The nearest stations to Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6:

Train

Vancouver (9 min walk)

Bus

Columbia Way & Parkway Place • Lines: 71 (15 min walk)
West 6th Street & Esther Street • Lines: 71 (17 min walk)