Portland Aerial Tram

Other name(s):	OHSU Aerial Tram
Beginning of works:	2005
Completion:	2006
Status:	in use

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2007	Presidential Award of Excellence by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).

Aerial Tramway consisting of:

1. Steel reinforced concrete lower station housing the control room, and drive engines.
2. 60 m (197 ft.) intermediate steel tower.
3. Upper station that is free standing steel and concrete that houses the counterweights.
4. 2 cabins designed to carry 78 passengers and one operator.

The custom-designed cabins were made by Gangloff Cabins of Bern, Switzerland. Doppelmayr CTEC, Salt Lake City, UT was chosen to design, fabricate and install the tram.