Portland Bridge Pedal 2005

We started about 8:30. leaving from the Salmon Street fountain.






...after a little waiting, we were on our way



We crossed the Hawthorne bridge first and then came our first "not normally open to bikes" bridge.
The Ross Island Bridge.
view north into Portland


OHSU and the VA hospital


The I-5 bridge was next on the route. It was a blast taking the freeway entrance down the hill.
However, we ran into a bit of a bottleneck at the top.


but we snapped a few pictures and enjoyed the view as we walked across the top of the Marquam.




the view of the Ross Island bridge was gorgeous.




Riding down the Marquam was worth the wait. We went faster than most cars on friday afternoon in this area.

Crossing the Burnside bridge, we were aligned with the Fremont (white) Broadway (red) and Steel(brown) bridges.


The Broadway bridge brought us another delay, but we were treated to bananas and bagels as we prepared for the final bridge.

The Fremont bridge




An incredible view to the north


And to the south








Another high speed descent and past the Union Station and we had finished the 2005 Portland 6 Bridge Pedal.