Talk:List of crossings of the Willamette River

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[edit] Completeness?

Surely there are a couple more crossings of the river upstream of Springfield? At least a RR bridge or something? Katr67 (talk) 23:17, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Unless the two forks slightly upriver of the last bridge listed come back together at some point, there's nothing there between the source and that bridge. See Google maps. Or have they built something new since the Google images were taken? - Denimadept (talk) 23:24, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

I scanned the entire river at high resolution with the four major mapping datasets provided by http://mapper.acme.com/: Google satellite, Google street map, Topozone, and USGS aerial photography. I didn't see anything not in the table. —EncMstr 23:45, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Interestingly, when I looked at your link, it lists the fork on the east as Santiam River. If that's right and the Willamette continues on the west, then let's continue adding bridges and fix my "source" to be whatever it should be. What's the deal with this "Santiam River" and why doesn't Yahoo Maps show it as such? - Denimadept (talk) 00:00, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

No, nevermind. Error on my part. Looks like I had it right in the first place. - Denimadept (talk) 00:03, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

It seems to me that we've got some stuff in there which doesn't really belong. Separate listings for east/west-bound tracks of the same road? Wire crossings? I'm a bit puzzled by this. The east/west thing I could understand if they were not next to each other, but as they are they seem to count as one bridge to me. Wire crossings I've always skipped, though given what I did with List of crossings of the Cuyahoga River including things like "sewer pipe" and "conveyor belt", I'm not in the best position to bitch. I do not include wire crossings in my lists, but that may be a 'taste' issue. - Denimadept (talk) 16:44, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

I agree that wire crossings do not really need to be included in the list, as there is nothing notable about a power line. VerruckteDan (talk) 16:19, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

VerruckteDan, what's your position on the non-bridge entries I've placed in List of crossings of the Cuyahoga River? I included them because they seemed relevant to me at the time, mainly to illustrate just how BUSY that river is. - Denimadept (talk) 22:51, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

I'm copying your question and responding at Talk:List of crossings of the Cuyahoga River. VerruckteDan (talk) 00:25, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sauvie Island Bridge

Should the Sauvie Island Bridge be added to this list? It crosses the Multnomah Channel, is that technically part of of the Willamette?Duckblazer (talk) 04:29, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

I think it's less a part of the river than any of the headwater forks. That is, unless Multnomah Channel somehow counts as part of the river (its article says it's a branch) like a delta system. —EncMstr 05:09, 8 March 2008 (UTC)