Harbor Drive freeway
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Harbor Drive freeway was a former urban highway in downtown Portland, Oregon, that was removed in the 1970s to make way for riverfront redevelopment and parkland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harbor Drive freeway canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demolished highway
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former freeway ⓘ |
| advocatedBy |
Governor Tom McCall
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Portland city planners ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Harbor Drive
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Harbor Freeway (Portland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | automobile traffic ⓘ |
| category |
Demolished highways in the United States
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Former state highways in Oregon ⓘ Transportation in Portland, Oregon ⓘ Urban renewal in Oregon ⓘ |
| closed | 1974 ⓘ |
| completed | 1942 ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Front Avenue (now Naito Parkway)
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ⓘ
Hawthorne Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Morrison Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Ross Island Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Steel Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| demolished | 1974 ⓘ |
| formerDesignation |
OR 99W
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Oregon Route 99W NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | post–World War II freeway era ⓘ |
| influencedBy | postwar freeway planning in Portland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Multnomah County
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surface form:
Multnomah County, Oregon
Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ downtown Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNextTo | Willamette River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first major urban freeways in the United States to be removed
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influencing freeway removal and urban waterfront restoration movements ⓘ |
| numberOfLanes | 4 ⓘ |
| opened | 1942 ⓘ |
| partOf | Oregon state highway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planningAuthority | Oregon State Highway Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ranAlong | west bank of the Willamette River ⓘ |
| removalMotivation |
creation of public parkland
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reduction of downtown traffic impacts ⓘ riverfront redevelopment ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Portland riverfront parkland
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ⓘ
Tom McCall Waterfront Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeType |
limited-access highway
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urban freeway ⓘ |
| servedCity | Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
removed
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replaced by parkland ⓘ |
| surface | paved ⓘ |
| transportationMode | road transport ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.