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Perhaps Portland’s least well-known major bridge, the ornate and classically styled Vista Avenue Viaduct spans Tanner Creek Canyon in the Goose Hollow neighborhood, connecting King’s Heights with Vista Ridge. Designed to last at least 50 years, the bridge is now approaching its 100th birthday. Although it no longer carries streetcars to Council Crest, and most travelers now use the Vista Ridge tunnels instead of Canyon Road, the bridge still serves as a gateway, framing beneath its central arch the light rail tunnel that provides public transit access to Washington Park.
In preparation for creating a digital version in SketchUp, Kalin visited the real Vista Bridge on a cold, wet December day and was reminded of the Witch’s Castle in Macleay Park - an unexpected, mysterious stone relic in an otherwise young city. [Read More]
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