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Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge

... that the 115-year-old Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge (pictured) is one of only two surviving swing-span bridges in the Portland metropolitan area?
...that the Hillsboro Police Department was the first law enforcement agency in Oregon to collect demographic statistics from traffic stops to combat racial profiling?
...that former Portland mayor Frank Ivancie was defeated in his run for re-election by a local tavern owner with no prior political experience?
... that the Gilchrist State Forest is the first new state forest in Oregon since 1948?

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