Looking west from the Steel Bridge you see the residential side of the river with the West Hills behind, dusted with snow on this wintry day. Just behind the housing is Union Station, the rail terminal for trains coming up from the south and heading north towards Seattle.

In this view from the Steel Bridge of the grain terminal on the Willamette River, you can see a train pulling into the terminal and both a barge and an ocean-going ship in the background. Also note the waterfowl around the barge, they pick up the grain that spills into the water like a dog eating fallen scraps from the dinner table. I’m always pleased to include wildlife in my non-wildlife shots.

You can also see the Broadway Bridge (the red bridge) in the background, and even a little bit of the large Fremont Bridge, the bridge I take on the rare days I drive to the office.

Standing in the middle of the Steel Bridge you can see both shores of the Willamette: the working shore on the east and the residential shore on the west. This is the industrial side where the ships are loaded and unloaded. The closest terminal houses the huge silos where grain is stored.