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no space at all.....
You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginI walked right up to the entrance to the Railroad Bridge on Vancouver side with my car parked 100 feet away. When I went to foot of bridge to take a few photos, I was greeted by the sound of a approaching Train whistle. The train was moving VERY slowly ! On the Oregon side, access is not so easy and the Hobo camps are under the bridge.Trains moving slowly to be expected. I wonder how many people have been hit, injured, or even killed on that bridge? Forced to jump? Especially at night ... that is a very very very long bridge with little room for error ??Is there a catwalk to one side?
I walked right up to the entrance to the Railroad Bridge on Vancouver side with my car parked 100 feet away. When I went to foot of bridge to take a few photos, I was greeted by the sound of a approaching Train whistle. The train was moving VERY slowly ! On the Oregon side, access is not so easy and the Hobo camps are under the bridge.
We've got a 727 jumper who vanished into thin air. How about an entire 727?You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login377
You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginPrt of that bridge swings, so I doubt they would venture into walkways...Heres a photo taken in 2007 - I dont see much space for a catwalk .. looks like a deathtrap to me.
Prt of that bridge swings, so I doubt they would venture into walkways...
You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginYou are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginPrt of that bridge swings, so I doubt they would venture into walkways...Heres a photo taken in 2007 - I dont see much space for a catwalk .. looks like a deathtrap to me.Not necessarily, I saw Kermit's photos -- there is more room than you might think -- little open spots that dip down below the tracks, right at the edge of the bridge.Meyer
You are not allowed to view links. Register or Loginno space at all.....The I5 bridge does have a walkway - bikeway .
You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Loginno space at all.....The I5 bridge does have a walkway - bikeway .I have walked over the I-5 bridge, it had a nice walkway/bikeway, as I remember. Meyer
You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginYou are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginPrt of that bridge swings, so I doubt they would venture into walkways...Heres a photo taken in 2007 - I dont see much space for a catwalk .. looks like a deathtrap to me.Not necessarily, I saw Kermit's photos -- there is more room than you might think -- little open spots that dip down below the tracks, right at the edge of the bridge. Incidentally, Kermit and I met last Monday in Centralia, again. We talked all-things-Cooper for nearly 4 hours! I had clams, he had pizza, both delicious. We covered lots of ground. Kermit has so much local knowledge about Portland, Vancouver, the Columbia River, the Willamette River, the bridges, etc. In his time, Kermit says an entire town got wiped out along the River. Kermit has worked, lived, and built houses all over the Portland area. I like to talk about some of the things I remember when I lived in the area, south of Portland, in Newberg. By the way, the Willamette River takes a sharp turn at Newberg. I remember college fun stuff going on at Champoeg Park, some 10 miles from Newberg, along the Willamette River. Kermit and I talked about the Willamette River and why it rarely comes up in conversations, yet it may have been more involved in the case than we think. Kermit is a logical thinker, he's got some really good ideas and thoughts about the case, and there's his local knowledge too....Meyer
Meyer,Yes that was 4 hours that just flew by ! Good food, good company and lots of good conversation. We may not solve this case but at least we will have some fun along the way.
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