Portal:Oregon/DYK/17

... that the BNSF Railway Bridge 5.1 (pictured), in Portland, Oregon, which once had the world's longest swing span, was converted in 1989 to one of the world's highest vertical-lift spans?
...that NW Natural in Portland was the first gas company in the Pacific Northwest when it started in 1859?
...that the namesake for Hondo Dog Park in Hillsboro won an award for valor just weeks before being killed in the line of duty?
... that Huber's bills itself as the oldest restaurant in Portland, Oregon?

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