Take a Good Walk in Portland Oregon, Portland, Oregon
I love a good walking city, and Portland, Oregon, proudly owns this moniker as not only a great walking city, but also one where the public transportation is cheap and readily available. On a whim, the Hubs and I jumped on a quick Southwest flight, grabbed a room on Trivago, and arrived in this funky city for a 24-hour, Friday night jaunt to catch Paul McCartney in concert. With three hours to spare before the concert, we decided to foot it to dinner. Here鈥檚 how to take a good walk in Portland, Oregon in the beautiful city of Portland.
Portland is a city of bridges; I counted at least 9 crossing the Williamette from the east to the west in the downtown area alone. The concert was at the Moda Center, and dinner was across the river in the Pearl Street District. We headed west towards the closest bridge, Steel Bridge. The double-decker, vertical-lift Steel Bridge opened in 1912.
On the bottom level travel were trains, bicycles and pedestrian traffic. The upper level ports the light rail, cars, and more pedestrians. What fun to see all types of modality together in one bridge! Connecting the聽Rose Quarter and Lloyd District聽in the east to聽Old Town Chinatown聽neighborhood in the west, we took the top level so we could get some great views of the waterway. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Portland is a city of bridges; I counted at least 9 crossing the Williamette from the east to the west in the downtown area alone. The concert was at the Moda Center, and dinner was across the river in the Pearl Street District. We headed west towards the closest bridge, Steel Bridge. The double-decker, vertical-lift Steel Bridge opened in 1912.
On the bottom level travel were trains, bicycles and pedestrian traffic. The upper level ports the light rail, cars, and more pedestrians. What fun to see all types of modality together in one bridge! Connecting the聽Rose Quarter and Lloyd District聽in the east to聽Old Town Chinatown聽neighborhood in the west, we took the top level so we could get some great views of the waterway. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Take a Good Walk in Portland Oregon
Guide Location: USA » Portland
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Chris Englert
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Guide Location: USA » Portland
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Chris Englert
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Moda Center
- Steel Bridge
- Keen Garage
- Mediterranean Exposition
- 笔辞飞别濒濒鈥荣
- Burnside Bridge
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