Editing Morrison Bridge (section)

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{{Infobox Bridge
|name=Morrison Bridge
|image=Morrison Bridge.jpg
|carries=motor vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists
|crosses=[[Willamette River]]
|locale=[[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], U.S.
|maint=[[Multnomah County, Oregon|Multnomah County]]
|id=02758
|design=double-leaf "Chicago style" [[bascule bridge|bascule]]
|mainspan={{Convert|284|ft}}
|length={{Convert|760|ft}}
|width={{Convert|90|ft}}
|clearance=
|below={{Convert|69|ft}}
|open=May 24, 1958 (replaced<br>1887 and 1905 bridges)
{{Infobox NRHP
  | embed = yes
  | name = Morrison Bridge
  | image =
  | caption =
  | nrhp_type =
  | location = [[Portland, Oregon]]; Willamette River at [[river mile]] 12.8
  | coordinates = {{coord|45.517895|-122.669692|region:US-OR_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
  | locmapin = <!--Oregon-->
  | area =
  | added = November 14, 2012<ref name=nrhp-weekly/>
  | mpsub=Willamette River Highway Bridges of Portland, Oregon
  | refnum=12000933<ref name=nrhp-weekly/>
}}
}}
[[File:Morrison Bridge from Eastbank Esplanade.jpg|thumb|right|Viewed from the [[Eastbank Esplanade]]]]
[[File:Morrison Bridge Open.JPG|thumb|The opened Morrison Bridge, photographed from East Portland]]
The '''Morrison Bridge''' is a [[bascule bridge]] that spans the [[Willamette River]] in [[Portland, Oregon]]. Completed in 1958, it is the third bridge at approximately the same site to carry that name.<ref name=wood-wortman>{{Cite book |last=Wood Wortman |first=Sharon |last2=Wortman |first2=Ed |title=The Portland Bridge Book |edition=3rd |publisher=Urban Adventure Press |date=2006 |pages=53–60 |isbn= 0-9787365-1-6}}</ref> It is one of the most heavily used bridges in Portland.<ref name=reopen-2012>{{Cite news |title=Portland's Morrison Bridge reopens to traffic after 10-month closure |url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2012/03/portlands_morrison_bridge_reop.html |access-date=August 6, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Oregonian]] |date=March 26, 2012}}</ref> It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in November 2012.<ref name=nrhp-weekly>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20121123.htm |title=Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 11/13/12 through 11/16/12 |date=November 23, 2012 |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |access-date=September 30, 2013}}</ref><ref name="oreg-2012nov">{{Cite news |last=Tims |first=Dana |title=Four Multnomah County bridges listed on National Register of Historic Places |newspaper=The Oregonian |date=November 21, 2012<!--(online date November 20, 2012)--> |page=B1 |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/11/four_multnomah_county_bridges.html |access-date=October 11, 2013}}</ref>