flagpoles at the crest of the arches. Falcon nest The Fremont Bridge was also the 26th Peregrine falcon nest site designated in Oregon in 1995 after the raptor was placed on the U.S. Threatened and Endangered Species list in 1970. Etymology The bridge as well as Portland's associated Fremont Street were named for John C. Fremont (1813–1890). Fremont was an early explorer of the Oregon Country. He served in the United States Army at the time as a Captain and later promoted to General. In 1856, he ran for president, but was defeated by James Buchanan. Gallery See also List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon List of crossings of the Willamette River References External links Bridges in Portland, Oregon Bridges completed in 1973 U.S. Route 30 Bridges over the Willamette River Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon Tied arch bridges in the United States Road bridges in Oregon Bridges on the Interstate Highway System 1973 establishments in Oregon Pearl District, Portland, Oregon Northwest District, Portland, Oregon Eliot, Portland, Oregon Overlook, Portland, Oregon Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System Interstate 5 Steel bridges in the United States Girder bridges in the United States