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Morrison Bridge
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National Register of Historic Places

Morrison Bridge

On the National Register since 201214 years
Listed 2012Portland
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About Morrison Bridge

Morrison Bridge, at Willamette R. at RM 12.8, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 12, 2012. The Register lists it for its town planning, transportation and engineering, at the state level. It was listed as part of Willamette River Highway Bridges of Portland, Oregon MPS. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBridge in Portland, Oregon, USA. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 45 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1958 to today

  1. 1958Built
  2. 2012Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 14 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Willamette R. at RM 12.8, Portland · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Morrison BridgeStart here
  2. 2New Imperial HotelLate 19th and 20th Century American Movements · Built 1909 · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Portland Yamhill Historic DistrictCommercial · next door
  4. 4Ira F. Powers BuildingCommercial · next door
  5. 5Auditorium and Music HallSansovino Romanesque · Built 1895 · next door
Around it

80 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BAuto Freight Transport Building of Oregon and WashingtonCommercial · Built 19240.2 miBEnterprise Planing MillCommercial0.2 miBJones Cash StoreQueen Anne · Built 19210.2 miSPORTLAND (Steam Tug)Site0.2 miStHawthorne BridgeStructure0.3 miBVisitors Information CenterModern Movement: International Style0.3 miBInternational Harvester Company WarehouseIndustrial0.3 miBDeere, John, Plow Company BuildingIndustrial0.3 miBMohawk BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBOlympic Cereal MillIndustrial0.3 miBBuyers BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.3 miBHamilton BuildingCommercial Style0.3 miBThe DekumRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBWaldo BlockVictorian Italianate0.3 miBPostal BuildingItalian Renaissance0.3 miBGrand Stable Building and Adjacent Commercial BuildingBuilding0.3 miBConcord BuildingCommercial Style0.3 miBSpalding BuildingClassical0.3 mi
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BBishop's HouseVictorian Gothic0.3 miBRailway Exchange Building and Huber's RestaurantBuilt 18790.3 miBFirst National BankNeo-Classical0.3 miBSherlock BuildingCommercial0.3 miBPortland Police Block (Boundary Decrease)Building0.3 mi★Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBOregon Portland Cement BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBJefferson SubstationBuilt 19090.4 miBPeck Bros. and Bartle Tire Service Company BuildingMission Revival0.4 miBGilbert BuildingRomanesque Revival0.4 miBWest, Nathaniel, BuildingsItalianate0.4 miBWest's BlockItalianate0.4 miDEast Portland Grand Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.4 miDEast Portland Grand Avenue Historic DistrictCommercial0.4 mi★Pioneer CourthouseItalianate0.4 miBBarber BlockRichardsonian Romanesque0.4 miBNew Logus BlockRichardsonian Romanesque0.4 miBKress BuildingCommercial Style0.4 miBFailing Office BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Commercial Style0.4 miBMeier and Frank BuildingCommercial Style0.4 miBHotel AlderLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Commercial Style0.4 miBYeon BuildingCommercial Style Skyscraper · Built 19110.4 miBSwetland BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Commercial Style0.4 miBLipman-Wolfe and Company BuildingCommercial Style0.4 miBBedell BuildingCommercial Style0.4 miBWilcox BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Commercial Style0.4 miBJ. K. Gill Company BuildingBuilt 19230.4 miBLumbermen's BuildingCommercial Style0.4 miBC. K. Henry BuildingSullivanian · Built 19090.4 miBImperial GarageModernistic0.4 miBMultnomah HotelAmerican Renaissance0.4 miBBlake McFall Company BuildingCommercial Style0.4 miBFrigidaire BuildingCommercial0.4 miStBurnside BridgeStructure0.4 miBItalian Gardeners and Ranchers Association Market BuildingCommercial0.5 miBPortland City HallRenaissance Revival · Built 18950.5 miBPallay ApartmentsBuilding0.5 miBU.S. CourthouseBuilding0.5 miBMultnomah County CourthouseNeo-Classical Revival0.5 miBPortland Public Service BuildingPost-Modern · Built 19820.5 miBPublic Service Building and GarageBuilt 19270.5 miBPacific BuildingItalian Renaissance0.5 miBJournal BuildingBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19120.5 miBNorthwestern National Bank BuildingCommercial Style · Built 19130.5 miBBroadway BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.5 miBSelling BuildingCommercial0.5 miBH. and Company Liebes BuildingCommercial Style0.5 miBCharles F. Berg BuildingModerne0.5 miBElectric BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.5 miBAlderway BuildingBuilding0.5 miBMorgan BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.5 miBImperial HotelRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18940.5 miBEquitable BuildingInternational Style0.5 miBBank of California BuildingBeaux Arts0.5 miBOsborn HotelItalianate0.5 miBUS National Bank BuildingAmerican Cultural Renaissance0.5 miBWells Fargo BuildingItalian Renaissance · Built 19070.5 miBCorbett Brothers Auto Storage GarageMediterranean Revival0.5 miBBroadway HotelLate 19th and 20th Century American Movements0.5 miBLewis and Elizabeth Van Vleet HouseLate Victorian · Built 18940.5 miBDarcelle XVBuilt 19100.5 miBPallay BuildingCommercial Style · Built 19080.5 mi

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Questions about Morrison Bridge

Is Morrison Bridge on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 12, 2012 (Register number 12000933).

Is Morrison Bridge a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Oregon has 16 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Morrison Bridge?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Morrison Bridge?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 45 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77848390 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.