The central lawn is a dominant feature of the park, between Salmon Street Springs to the Burnside Bridge.

Saturday Market, an outdoor crafts and food festival, runs every weekend through December under the west end of the Burnside Bridge.

The market was reoriented in 2009, but the Burnside Bridge continues to provide shelter for a few vendor stalls at the market's northern end.

The original Burnside Bridge was a swing span bridge that opened in 1894.

The girders from the old Burnside Bridge (built in 1894) were reused at each end.

The towers of downtown rise in the west, and a 1,200-foot floating walkway juts into the water near the Burnside Bridge.

The creek rushed under the Burnside Bridge with a harsh bubbling sound.

In this capacity, George oversaw the construction of the Burnside Bridge.

If you are there on the weekend, see if the Saturday Market is operating under the Burnside Bridge (may be closed for winter).

The images above show the boats passing under the lifting spans of the Burnside Bridge.