I would like to think that the Morrison Bridge was named after Jim Morrison, but it is not. The original Morrison bridge was a wood bridge named after a Scottish chap named John L Morrison back in the 1880's. Needless to say, John L Morrison never had nay a hit song in the Pop Charts. So as far as I'm concerned-- It's the Jim Morrison Bridge. All we need is a conga line of LA WOMEN and this Bridge could be a ral swinging door of perception It was built in 1958 and is a bascule style Bridge. It has been on the Register Of Historic Places since 2012. I have never seen this double-leaf Chicago style bascule lift like mirror images of a castle draw bridge having a face off the whole Time I've lived here. I guess my timing must be off, eh? With all the rain we have had and the higher river level you would think it would raise much more often. But at least I did see the Hawthorne Bridge lift to let the Portland Spirit pass underneath it recently while I was walking across the Morrison Bridge-- GREAT! So it is a good bridge as far as a place to view the surrounding scenery. I must admit that the Morrison Bridge itself is rather dull to view as you walk across it. You see just an expanse of roadway going off into the distance of ramps, exits, and whatnot. The pedestrian walkway on the south side of the bridge is very wide and plenty of room for the more massive of pedestrians. Be sure to bring a camera to take photos of the views that you have of the river, the waterfront, and the other bridges. And their is access from the Morrison Bridge down to the Eastbank Esplanade. That is worth a long walk and all the more views of all the bridges from the Steel Bridge to the North all the way to The Hawthorne Bridge. Right at river level.

Morrison Bridge is the simplest looking Portland bridge - just a flat bridge with interesting towers at the ends of both lift spans. Unlike some of the other bridges this bridge opens like two moat gates to let ships through. Morrison also has a unique feature - a led light display that can be programmed for special events.