THE GS TRAM SITE

PORTLAND

OREGON, UNITED STATES

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1937


Portland Brill streetcar

Portland tram map

INSET: CENTRAL PORTLAND

Portland center 1937 downtown tram map

INSET: WESTERN PORTLAND

Portland West 1937 tram map



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DISCONTINUATION DATES OF STREETCAR TRACKS BETWEEN 1937 AND MAY 1943 (affected route designations in parantheses)


ROUTES

STREETCAR ROUTES

Operator: Portland Traction

AB Alberta SW Alder St. - NW 3rd Av. - Railroad Bridge - Union Av. - NE Alberta St. - NE 30th Av. - NE Ainsworth St.
AH Arlington Heights NW 23rd Av. & W Burnside St. - W Burnside St. - Arlington Heights (SW Kingston Av. - SW Fairview Blvd. - SW Champlain Dr.)
BT Bridge Transfer N Broadway - N Larrabee Av. - NE Holladay Street - SE Grand Ave. - SE Powell Blvd.
BW Broadway SW Madison St. - Broadway - Broadway Bridge - N Broadway - NE 24th St. [back: NE 22nd St.] - NE Regents Dr. - NE 29th Av. - NE Mason St.
CC Council Crest SW 5th Av. - SW Washington St. [back: SW Morrison St.] - W Burnside St. - SW Vista Av. - Portland Heights - Council Crest
IV Irvington SW Washington St. - Broadway [back: NW 5th Av.] - Railroad Bridge - NE Holladay Street - NE 15th Av. - NE Prescott St.
KH Kings Heights NW 23rd Av. & W Burnside St. - W Burnside St. - Kings Heights (NW Hermosa Blvd. & NW Ariel Terr.)
MA Mississippi SW Madison St. - Broadway - Broadway Bridge - N. Mississippi Av. - N Albina Av. - N Denver Av. & N Argyle St.
MT Mount Tabor SW 13th Av & SW Montgomery St. - SW 11th Ave. - SW Morrison St. - Morrison Bridge - SE Morrison St. - SE Belmont St. - SE 88th Av.
MV Montavilla SW 3rd Av. & SW Morrison St. - Morrison Bridge - SE Grand Av. - SE Ankeny Street - SE 28th Ave. - NE Glisan Street - [NE 80th Av. & SE Stark St.] / [NE 90th Av. & NE Glisan Street]
SW Sellwood SW 2nd Av. & SW Taylor St. - [SW 2nd St. - SW Alder St. - SW 1st Av.] [back: SW Madison St. - SW 2nd St.] - Hawthorne Bridge - SE Hawthorne Blvd. - SE 11th Ave. [back. SE 12nd Ave.] - SE Milwaukie Av. - Sellwood (Golf Jct.) [Standard-gauge line]
TT Twenty-third Ave. SW 3rd Av. & SW Washington St. - SW Washington St. - W Burnside St. - NW 23rd Av. - NW Thurman St. - NW 27th Av. - NW Upshur St. - NW 27th Av. [loop back to NW Thurman St.]
VC Vancouver SW 3rd Ave. & SW Washington St. - SW 2nd Av. - NW 3rd Av. - Railroad Bridge - Union Av. - Interstate Bridge - Vancouver WA (SW 3rd Av. & Washington St.)
WH Willamette Heights SW 3rd Av. & SW Morrison St. - SW Morrison St. [back: W Burnside St. - SW Washington St.] - NW 19th Av. - NW Glisan St. - NW 21st Av. - NW Northrup St. - NW 25th Av. - NW Raleigh St. - NW 27th Av. - NW Thurman St. - Willamette Heights (NW Gordon St. & NW Thurman St.)
WO Westover SW 3rd Av. & SW Morrison St. - SW Morrison St. [back: W Burnside St. - SW Washington St.] - NW 19th Av. - NW Glisan St. - NW 21st Av. - NW Northrup St. - NW 25th Av. - NW Pettygrove St. - NW Cumberland Rd. - NW Ariel Terr. & NW Cumberland Rd.

INTERURBAN ROUTES

Operator: Portland Electric Power Company

BG Bellrose - Gresham SW 1st Av. & Washington St. - SW 1st Av. [back: SW 2nd St.] - Hawthorne Bridge - Sellwood - Bellrose - Gresham
OC Oregon City SW 1st Av. & Washington St. - SW 1st Av. [back: SW 2nd St.] - Hawthorne Bridge - Sellwood - Oak Grove - Oregon City

Note: The two-letter route designations are for the convenience of readers only, and were not used by the operators.


CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH



HISTORY

GAUGE

TRAM PRESERVATION

The Oregon Electric Railway Museum (near Salem, south of Portland) and the Willamette Shore Trolley (between lake Oswego and Portland) run vintage Portland streetcars on museum tracks.


SOURCES

PRINT

WIKIS

WEB SITES


Special thanks to Russell Powers from Denver CO for information on the history of the Portland system.


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