Transportation History of Portland
Transportation system is now well developed and quite reliable, allowing people to move around the city without facing any problem.
This article tells about the history of transportation that how it all started and what advancements or improvements were made to it with the passage of time.
In 1884 the first horse drawn street railway was introduced in the city by, Frank Osgood builds.
It worked on the 2nd avenue.
In 1887 the railway lines connecting Leschi and pioneer square were laid down by Lake Washington Railway Company.
The first electric generator was already built in 1886 so in 1889 the first electric street cars were introduced and interurban railroads were laid down for these cars.
This system continued to operate until the great depression of 1893 when many companies were bankrupted and the service stopped.
Since then the streets cars were either abandoned or were rarely used as the companies did not had the money to improve the condition of the streetcars so in 1900 Stone and Webster Utility carter buys the Portland streetcar line, to make them work again.
By 1910 Stone and Webster had completed the rail lines between Portland and Everett and the streetcars started serving these two places as well.
In 1914 plans were made to buy the Rainier Valley urban lines but the owner refused to sell it thus from that money a rail line to Ballard was laid down.
The mayor of the city finally bought the street car lines in 1918, but at an inflated price, which raised some objection but the deal was already placed.
The interurban service ended, with the completion of highway 99 in the year 1928.
Two major incident took place in the 1940 which improved the transportation system, the Lake Washington bridge was opened and the streetcars were retired instead of them, new travelling vehicle, the buses were introduced, and in 1956 federal government established the interstate highway program.
When the first metro plan was introduced in 1958 it was rejected, however, by 1962 the first monorail was opened for public but the request for metro authority was rejected.
By 1965 the transit system started serving between Tacoma and Everett.
In 1967 plans to make new road and highways were laid down and the plan for the development of the transit system were rejected or simply ignored.
It was not until 1972 that the metro transit plan limited to bus services was improved.
In 1982 the first street car was introduced and in 1983 underground tunnel system for the metro transit system was approved by the government.
In 1994 the interstate highway 90 finally came to an end, after facing a lot of setbacks and delays and problems.
Since then till 2000 many plans were reviewed and either rejected or given more funding to work.
During this period many transportation authorities were also built having separate responsibilities.
In 2000 money was given for the improvement of the monorail transit system in downtown Portland.
In the following years till 2008 the government approved a lot of plans for the improvement of the transportation system of the city.
This article tells about the history of transportation that how it all started and what advancements or improvements were made to it with the passage of time.
In 1884 the first horse drawn street railway was introduced in the city by, Frank Osgood builds.
It worked on the 2nd avenue.
In 1887 the railway lines connecting Leschi and pioneer square were laid down by Lake Washington Railway Company.
The first electric generator was already built in 1886 so in 1889 the first electric street cars were introduced and interurban railroads were laid down for these cars.
This system continued to operate until the great depression of 1893 when many companies were bankrupted and the service stopped.
Since then the streets cars were either abandoned or were rarely used as the companies did not had the money to improve the condition of the streetcars so in 1900 Stone and Webster Utility carter buys the Portland streetcar line, to make them work again.
By 1910 Stone and Webster had completed the rail lines between Portland and Everett and the streetcars started serving these two places as well.
In 1914 plans were made to buy the Rainier Valley urban lines but the owner refused to sell it thus from that money a rail line to Ballard was laid down.
The mayor of the city finally bought the street car lines in 1918, but at an inflated price, which raised some objection but the deal was already placed.
The interurban service ended, with the completion of highway 99 in the year 1928.
Two major incident took place in the 1940 which improved the transportation system, the Lake Washington bridge was opened and the streetcars were retired instead of them, new travelling vehicle, the buses were introduced, and in 1956 federal government established the interstate highway program.
When the first metro plan was introduced in 1958 it was rejected, however, by 1962 the first monorail was opened for public but the request for metro authority was rejected.
By 1965 the transit system started serving between Tacoma and Everett.
In 1967 plans to make new road and highways were laid down and the plan for the development of the transit system were rejected or simply ignored.
It was not until 1972 that the metro transit plan limited to bus services was improved.
In 1982 the first street car was introduced and in 1983 underground tunnel system for the metro transit system was approved by the government.
In 1994 the interstate highway 90 finally came to an end, after facing a lot of setbacks and delays and problems.
Since then till 2000 many plans were reviewed and either rejected or given more funding to work.
During this period many transportation authorities were also built having separate responsibilities.
In 2000 money was given for the improvement of the monorail transit system in downtown Portland.
In the following years till 2008 the government approved a lot of plans for the improvement of the transportation system of the city.