This historic and relative attractive bridge is definitely worth a walk across. Each end provides insight to different slices of life as it's easy to explore inner city Portland from the east and the west. It's not a long walk and it allows for nice views of the city, especially at night.

It may look like any other bridge, part of an aging, crumbling U.S. infrastructure, but neglect is precisely why its historic. Under this bridge is where skateboarding decided it was tired of being a crime. A gritty, grimy area that was tossed as a peace offering in hopes of solving the great dilemma of the time. what to do with the alternative youth. Back when i first saw it, it was little more than a wall with a transition. Over the years its been built and re-built as skating evolved. Back then, i never thought i would see skateboarding recognized as an Olympic sport, but here we are. Burnside did not single -handedly make that happen, but it was part of the fuse that fired the first shots in a grassroots revolution. Before Nike, before Tony Hawk pro skater, before accepting skateboarding as a sport, we were making moves. Never let anyone tell you your passion isn't worth pursuing.