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<P><B><FONT color=#006600>Hawthorne Bridge</FONT></B></P>
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<P>Opened:</P></TD>
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<P>December 19, 1910 </P></TD></TR>
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<P>Cost:</P></TD>
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<P>$500,000</P></TD></TR>
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<P>Type:</P></TD>
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<P>Steel-through truss (Parker), vertical lift</P></TD></TR>
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<P>Main span:</P></TD>
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<P>244 feet long</P></TD></TR>
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<P>Owner:</P></TD>
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<P>Multnomah County</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
<P>Highlights:</P>
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<P>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.<BR></P>
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<P>The Hawthorne is the world’s oldest vertical-lift bridge.<BR></P>
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<P>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.<BR></P>
<LI>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. </LI></UL>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=whizinc@comcast.net href="mailto:whizinc@comcast.net">Steve &
Ronda Howard</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 27, 2004 12:10
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [or-roots] Hawthorne
Asylum</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi everyone,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ronda
Howard</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>