USS Portland CA-33 Heavy Cruiser passing under the
St Johns Bridge. The ship was named after the City of
Portland, Maine.

Multnomah County officials announced this years Portland Fleet
Week  kicks off Tuesday, and Portlanders can expect several
bridge lifts as ships arrive along the Willamette River.     

The Steel, Broadway, and Burnside bridges will be raising and
lowering to accommodate the vessels. The lifts will be longer
than normal, in some cases lasting up to 45 minutes.

• On Tuesday, three ships will be arriving with bridge lifts
  happening between 3 and 6 p.m.
• On Wednesday, four ships are arriving with bridge lifts
  between 4 and 8 p.m.

All of the ships will leave the following Monday, June 9.

“Expect frequent bridge lifts and traffic delays during ship
departures that morning.”

1954

The Golden Gate Bridge officially opened with an unusual variation on the traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony by
San Francisco mayor Angelo Rossi. A silver chain was
cut with a torch.
   

San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, a stunning technological
and artistic achievement, opened to the public after five years
of construction.

CAMILLE BOHANNON

In this photo, pedestrians walk across the bridge on May
27, 1937 — one day before it opened to vehicular traffic.

On January 5, 1933, construction began on the Golden Gate
Bridge, as workers began excavating 3.25 million cubic feet
of dirt for the structure’s huge anchorages.

On May 27, 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was opened, Celebrations lasted for a week! Vehicles were not permitted to cross on the first
day, so 200,000 people made their way across the bridge on foot
or roller skaters. The day after it opened, President Roosevelt, who
was in Washington D.C., had pushed a button that allowed vehicles across the bridge.

With flags flying above him, President Arthur leads the
first walk across the Brooklyn Bridge.

After 14 years, the Brooklyn Bridge over the East River opened
in 1883, connecting the great cities of New York and Brooklyn
for the first time in history.  

Thousands of residents of Brooklyn and Manhattan Island turned
out to witness the dedication ceremony, which was presided
over by President Chester A. Arthur and New York Governor
Grover Cleveland.

Designed by the late John A. Roebling, the Brooklyn Bridge
was the largest suspension bridge ever built to that date.

Chester Alan Arthur (1829 – 1886)

Fireworks and flags marked the opening of the Brooklyn
Bridge.