[or-roots] Hawthorne Asylum

[Eugene Barnes]

If the Hawthorne was the only bridge across the Willamette
with a grid steel road bed, my father nearly lost his tow one
freezing day when using a Francis Motor Car co. Ford tow
truck to haul a Lincoln 4 door.  They did a couple of 360's
before getting straightened out.  Circa about 1932.

Gene Barnes
Costa Mesa, CA
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Barbara Wulf 
    To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us 
    Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 12:55 PM
    Subject: Re: [or-roots] Hawthorne Asylum


    Hawthorne Bridge

          Opened:
         December 19, 1910 
         
          Cost:
         $500,000
         
          Type:
         Steel-through truss (Parker), vertical lift
         
          Main span:
         244 feet long
         
          Owner:
         Multnomah County
         

    Highlights:

      a.. The Hawthorne, which gained national recognition for its design, was one of three such bridges in the Portland area built by the inventor of the vertical-lift drawbridge, John Alexander Low Waddell.


      b.. The Hawthorne is the world's oldest vertical-lift bridge.


      c.. The bridge is named after Dr. J. C. Hawthorne, who helped to found the Oregon Hospital for the Insane, which was originally located on Asylum Street in East Portland. Asylum Street was renamed Hawthorne Street five years after the hospital relocated to Salem.


      d.. In the spring of 1998, a year-long renovation project closed the Hawthorne Bridge. Sidewalks were widened, lift systems were upgraded, and the steel grated deck was replaced - to name just a few of the improvements. 



    Barb
    wulf at bendcable.com
    http://home.bendcable.com/wulf/Project/siteMapNoImage.htm
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Steve & Ronda Howard 
      To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us 
      Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 12:10 PM
      Subject: [or-roots] Hawthorne Asylum


      Hi everyone,
      I just received a Hawthorne Asylum record from the Oregon State Archives.  Todd (nice and helpful) said the records are very sparce.  I am wondering if anyone has information on the Hawthorn Asylum, where it was and why people went there.
      Thanks,
      Ronda Howard
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