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Aerial view of crossings in downtown Portland. This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon from the Columbia River upstream to the confluence of the Middle Fork Willamette River and Coast Fork Willamette River.
The Michel Laframboise Ferry operated on the Willamette running between Champoeg on the south bank and the north bank of the river. [2] The ferry operated from 1850 to 1857. [2] Boone's Ferry was operated, starting in 1847, by Alphonso Boone, grandson of Daniel Boone. This ferry remained in operation near Wilsonville until 1954, when a bridge ...
The Buena Vista Ferry connects Marion County and Polk County across the Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located a few miles south of Independence, near the community of Buena Vista. The river is approximately 720 feet (220 m) wide at the crossing. The cable ferry has a capacity of six vehicles. [1]
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The ferry on land. The Wheatland Ferry is a cable ferry that connects Marion County and Yamhill County across the Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon.The ferry travels approximately 580 feet (180 meters) across the river, depending on the height of the river, and is powered by two electric motors connected to an on-board diesel generator.
Willamette Valley map showing main stem and major tributaries. The Willamette River drains a region of 11,478 square miles (29,730 km 2), which is 12 percent of the total area of Oregon. [4] Bounded by the Coast Range to the west and the Cascade Range to the east, the river basin is about 180 miles (290 km) long and 100 miles (160 km) wide. [13]
The Willamette River is a 187-mile (301 km) tributary of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Oregon. The upper tributaries of the Willamette originate in mountains south and southeast of the twin cities of Eugene and Springfield .
A car on board the Canby Ferry. The Canby Ferry is a cable ferry in the U.S. state of Oregon that connects Canby, and Wilsonville/Stafford in Clackamas County across the Willamette River. The service has been in operation since 1914, except from 1946 to 1953. [2] The specific vessel used has been replaced and updated several times, most ...