PORTLAND

OREGON, UNITED STATES

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May 1943


Portland Brill streetcar

Portland tram map

INSET: CENTRAL PORTLAND

Portland center 1943 downtown tram map

INSET: WESTERN PORTLAND

Portland West 1943 tram map

DISCONTINUATION DATES OF STREETCAR TRACKS BETWEEN MAY 1943 AND 25 JAN. 1958 (affected route designations in parantheses)

  • 1944 Aug. 24: NW Pettygrove St. - NW Ariel Terr. & NW Cumberland Rd. (WO)
  • 1947 Dec. 27: N Broadway - SE Ankeny Street, SE Ankeny Street - SE Hawthorne Blvd. (BT)
  • 1948 (exact dates unknown): SW Madison St. - NE Mason St. (BW); SW Madison St. - [NE 80th Av. & SE Stark St.] / [NE 90th Av. & NE Glisan Street] (MV)
  • 1948 Apr. 22: SW 11th Ave., Morrison Bridge - SE 88th Av. (MT)
  • 1948 Aug. 1: SW Alder St. - NE Ainsworth St. (AB)
  • 1950 Feb. 26 (End of municipal streetcar services): SW 5th Av. - Council Crest (CC); SW 5th Av. - NW 27th Av. (TT); SW 3rd Av. & SW Morrison St. - Willamette Heights (WH)
  • 1949 (exact date unknown): Bellrose - Gresham (BG)
  • 1955 (Exact date unknown): Downtown Portland - East Side Terminus (BG, OC)
  • 1958 Jan. 25 (End of interurban services): East Side Terminus - Bellrose (BG); East Side Terminus - Oregon City (OC)

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.
BT Bridge Transfer N Broadway - N Larrabee Av. - NE Holladay Street - SE Grand Ave. - SE Hawthorne 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
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]
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.]
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. [Rush hours only]

INTERURBAN ROUTES

Operator: Portland Electric Power Company

BG Bellrose - Gresham SW 1st Av. & SW Morrison St. - SW 1st Av. - Hawthorne Bridge - Sellwood - Bellrose - Gresham
OC Oregon City SW 1st Av. & SW Morrison St. - SW 1st Av. - 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

  • Streetcar line: ? km.
  • Interurban lines: ? km.