Bridges over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon (United States)

I flew three thousand miles
Just under threethousand miles

I flew three thousand miles to get here

And I never want to fly again 

I'mgonna cross this bridge 

I'm gonna walk across this bridge 

I'mgonna cross this bridge as soon they lower it

And I'm never gonna cross it again

Lyrics from Portland

song by Minord Thirds

Hawthorne Bridge across the river Willamette in Portland, Oregon (United States)

...

Stepped to the scene where we'd meet

And wrote a song

I did everything right for somebody that

Does everything wrong

So I go from coast to coast

Over the Hawthorn Bridge

To the one I adore

You asked me what I'm looking for

But I can't answer you anymore

No, I can't answer you anymore

From the song I Can´t Answer You Anymore
by Elliott Smith

St. Johns Bridge over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon (United States)

She moved back around here thirty-five weeks ago today
Oh down the lane
At night she walks on the banks and remembers how she
Dreamed of rowing away
And how she left one day
She left with a driven look in her eyes
Came back around with it still inside
They said give it some time and you'll forget about it too
We know they always do
Well I know.

Some fine day
You will find your way across the river
Row down slow
There's a long way to go
Across the river

Lyrics from Across the River

by Bruce Hornsby whose videoclip shows this bridge

St. Johns Bridge over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon (United States)

From the Cascades’ frozen gorges,

Leaping like a child at play,

Winding, widening through the valley,

Bright Willamette glides away;

Onward ever,

Lovely river,

Softly calling to the sea;

Time that scars us,

Maims and mars us,

Leaves no track or trench on thee.

The Beautiful Willamette

Samuel Leonidas Simpson, 1871