Benson Bridge in '73

BrianEdwards · Post by **BrianEdwards** » February 16th, 2014, 4:24 pm

Stumbled onto this ad recently staged at Multnomah circa 1973

airoff · Post by **airoff** » February 16th, 2014, 8:15 pm

That's awesome. I wonder if that's the cab SW of Devil's Rest?

BigBear · Post by **BigBear** » February 18th, 2014, 6:55 pm

Good find.

Possibly of interest, the original Benson Bridge was a log bridge. There are a few old postcards that display that bridge. Evidently the mist from the falls rotted the bridge quickly, or at least made it too slick to cross.

Eric Peterson · Post by **Eric Peterson** » February 18th, 2014, 7:23 pm

Remove the cement and make the bridge into one of those swaying rope deals with a few missing slats here and there.

BrianEdwards · Post by **BrianEdwards** » February 18th, 2014, 7:50 pm

There'd still be people in platform shoes trying to cross it..

justpeachy · Post by **justpeachy** » February 19th, 2014, 8:27 am

BigBear wrote:Possibly of interest, the original Benson Bridge was a log bridge. There are a few old postcards that display that bridge.

Here's a picture of that old wooden footbridge:

Old Oregon Photos has this close-up view of the bridge:

potato · Post by **potato** » February 19th, 2014, 9:27 pm

Eric Peterson wrote:Remove the cement and make the bridge into one of those swaying rope deals with a few missing slats here and there.

I agree with this idea

retired jerry · Post by **retired jerry** » February 19th, 2014, 9:30 pm

No, put that over Eliot

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