Talk:Historic Columbia River Highway

Lower Columbia River Highway
Although this page is a redirect from the Lower Columbia River Highway link, there seems to be almost nothing about Oregon Highway 2W, signed as US 30, the nearly 100-mile long stretch of road between Portland and Astoria. 192.235.1.34 19:18, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Historic mileposts
These are noted in the ODOT log, and appear to be measured from near Burnside Street and Sandy Boulevard in Portland:
 * 17 2.80
 * 18 3.79
 * 19 4.78
 * 20 5.78
 * 21 6.77
 * 22 7.77
 * 23 8.81
 * 24 9.77
 * 25 10.78
 * 26 11.86
 * 27 12.73
 * 28 13.78
 * 29 14.78
 * 30 15.81
 * 31 16.89
 * 32 17.78
 * 33 18.81
 * 34 19.79
 * 35 20.78
 * 36 21.77
 * 67 51.32
 * 68 52.16
 * 73 57.08
 * 74 58.14
 * 75 59.13
 * 76 60.13
 * 77 61.13
 * 78 62.15
 * 79 63.12
 * 80 64.12
 * 81 65.11
 * 82 66.09
 * 83 67.11
 * 85 69.07
 * 86 70.06
 * 87 71.06
 * 88 72.05

--NE2 01:44, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Full list of contributing and other historic properties
Source: (CS*) and the 1983 nomination (lettered)
 * [In 2022, the 2000 NHL nomination is available at With .  It lists contributing structures, with lettering (e.g. CS3 - Sandy River (Stark St.) Bridge, No. 11112) but maybe not identically to 1983 NRHP nomination?  --Doncram (talk) 21:24, 12 January 2022 (UTC)]

CS1 Columbia River Highway (HAER OR-36 data)
 * Segment 1 - Sandy River (14.2) to Warrendale (38.5)
 * 1912 under RR
 * 1912 Beaver Creek Bridge [??? There is no Beaver Creek mentioned in 2000 NHL nomination. --Doncram (talk) 21:24, 12 January 2022 (UTC)]
 * 14.2 CS2/A 1912 Sandy River Bridge at Troutdale (HAER OR-36-A data)
 * 1915 Stark Street Viaduct
 * 16.7 CS3/B 1914 Sandy River (Stark Street) Bridge (HAER OR-36-B data)
 * 22.0 CO3 1932 Samuel Hill Memorial, C Portland Women's Forum State Park
 * 23 Larch Mountain Viaduct (destroyed)
 * 23.9 CS4/D 1914 Crown Point Viaduct (HAER OR-36-C data), CB1/E 1918 Crown Point Vista House (HAER OR-36-D data), F Crown Point State Park
 * 24-26 CS5/G 1914 Figure-Eight Loops
 * 26.1 CS6/H 1914 Latourell Creek Bridge (HAER OR-24 data, HAER OR-56 data), CS20 1914 Masonry Retaining Walls, Trails, and Falls Overlook, I Guy W. Talbot State Park
 * 27.4 CS7/J 1914 Shepperd's Dell Bridge (HAER OR-23 data, HAER OR-56 data), CS21 1914 Concrete Staircase and Masonry Guard Wall on Paved Trail to Young Creek, K Shepperd's Dell State Park
 * 27.55 CS8 1914 Masonry Culvert No. 4529
 * 27.75 CS9 1914 Cattle Pass No. 4530
 * 28.4 CS10/L 1914 Bridal Veil Falls Bridge (HAER OR-36-E data)
 * 31 CO1 1920s Forest Service Masonry Sign Post
 * 31.6 CS11/M 1914 Wahkeena Creek Bridge, CS22/O 1914 Wahkeena Falls Footbridge and Masonry Guard Walls (HAER OR-36-F data), CS23 1914 Pedestrian Trails, N Wahkeena Falls Recreation Site
 * 31.9 CS12/P 1914 West Multnomah Falls Viaduct (HAER OR-36-G data)
 * 32.1 CS13/Q 1914 Multnomah Creek Bridge (HAER OR-36-H data), CB2/R 1925-26 Multnomah Falls Lodge, CS24/S 1914 Multnomah Falls Footbridge (Benson Footbridge) and Trail (HAER OR-36-I data), CO4 1916 DAR Masonry Drinking Fountain
 * 32.3 CS14/T 1914 East Multnomah Falls Viaduct (HAER OR-36-J data)
 * 34.3 CS15/UV 1914 Oneonta Gorge Creek Bridge (HAER OR-36-K data), CS16/W 1914 Oneonta Tunnel (HAER OR-36-L data) (bypassed 1948)
 * 34.6 CS17/X 1914 Horsetail Falls Bridge (HAER OR-36-M data), CO5 1916 Portland Rotary Club Bronze Fountain Artwork
 * 35.5 CO2 1920s Masonry Drinking Fountain
 * 37.5 CS18 1915 Masonry Culvert
 * 37.7 CS19 1915 Masonry Culvert


 * N/A
 * 38.62 1915 McCord Creek Bridge (destroyed)
 * 39.8 Y 1915 Moffett Creek Bridge (still exists) (HAER OR-49 data, HAER OR-56 data)
 * 41.1 Z 1915 Tanner Creek Bridge


 * Segment 2 - Tanner Creek (41.7) to Cascade Locks (45.8)
 * 42.2 CS25/AA 1915 Toothrock and Eagle Creek Viaducts (HAER OR-36-N data), CS26/BB 1936? 1937? Toothrock Tunnel (HAER OR-36-O data)
 * 42.7 CS27 1915 Pedestrian Overlook near Eagle Creek Bridge, CS28/CC 1915 Eagle Creek Bridge (HAER OR-36-P data), CS30 1936 Masonry Walls and Walkways, CB3 1936 Public Comfort Station (Big John), CB4 1936 Registry Booth, CB5 1936 Community Kitchen, CB6/EE 1936 Eagle Creek Overlook (HAER OR-36-Q data, HAER OR-164 data), DD Eagle Creek Campground and Picnic Area
 * 44.6 CS29/FF 1915? 1917? Ruckel Creek Bridge


 * N/A
 * 47.68 1918 Herman Creek Bridge (destroyed)
 * 52.7 GG 1918 Gorton Creek Bridge
 * 55.75 1916 Lindsey Creek Bridge (destroyed)
 * 56.50 1916 Warren Creek Bridge (destroyed)
 * 58.77 1917-18 Viento Creek Bridge (destroyed)
 * 58.0 HH ca. 1918 Original Mile Post Marker 58
 * 60 1915 Mitchell Point Viaduct (destroyed), Mitchell Point Tunnel (destroyed) (HAER OR-36-R data)
 * 64.34 1919 Phelps Creek Bridge (destroyed)
 * 62.9 II 1918 Ruthton Point Viaduct (still exists)


 * Segment 3 - Hood River (65.8) to The Dalles (88.48)
 * 66.80 1918 Hood River Bridge (destroyed)
 * 67.07-67.6 CS31/JJ 1920 Hood River Loops
 * 69.9 CS32/KK 1920 Rock Slide Viaduct
 * 70 CS33 1920 County Line Overlook
 * 72.0 CS34/LL 1920-21 Mosier Twin Tunnels (HAER OR-36-T data)
 * 73.2 CS35/MM 1918 Rock Creek Bridge
 * 73.7 CS36/NN 1920 Mosier Creek Bridge (HAER OR-36-U data, HAER OR-56 data)
 * 76.3 CS37/OO 1920 Memaloose Overlook
 * 79.0 CS38/PP 1920 Hog Creek Canyon (Rowena Dell) Bridge
 * 79.7 CS39/QQ 1921 Dry Canyon Creek Bridge (HAER OR-30 data, HAER OR-56 data)
 * 79.8 CS40/RR 1921 Rowena Crest Overlook, Mayer State Park
 * 80.0 CS42 1921 Pedestrian Observatory east of Rowena Crest Overlook
 * 80-82 CS41/SS 1921 Rowena Loops
 * 82.5-88.0 TT Abandoned Railroad Grade, Columbia River Highway
 * 88.5 CS43/UU 1920 Chenoweth Creek Bridge (this is actually at 88.0 according to ODOT)


 * N/A
 * Mill Creek Bridge (still exists on 6th Street) (HAER OR-27 data, HAER OR-56 data)

--NE2 05:34, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

History notes

 * 1937: old alignment abandoned in Multnomah County (where?)
 * 1941: survey approved, Troutdale to The Dalles


 * Portland to Troutdale
 * 1943: survey approved, Portland to Bonneville
 * 1948: Sullivan Gulch Highway added, Burnside Bridge to Sundial
 * 1958: old alignment became Hwy 59 and Hwy 123, Portland to Fairview
 * 1965: old alignment abandoned, Sundial Road to Rooster Rock (A&R 435), Sundial Road (A&R 438): minor pieces


 * Troutdale to Cascade Locks
 * 1935: old alignment abandoned, Eagle Creek (A&R 20): Toothrock Tunnel?
 * 1937: new alignment, Bonneville Dam
 * 1937: new alignment, Eagle Creek to Cascade Locks
 * 1941: survey approved, Dodson to Bonneville
 * 1943: survey approved, Portland to Bonneville
 * 1944: old alignment abandoned, Bonneville to Cascade Locks (A&R 117)
 * 1945: Troutdale Bypass added
 * 1950: old alignment became Hwy 125, Troutdale to Dodson
 * 1951: old alignment abandoned, Dodson to Bonneville (A&R 231)


 * Cascade Locks to Hood River
 * 1942: survey approved, Cascade Locks to Hood River
 * 1943: survey approved, Cascade Locks to Viento
 * 1947: survey approved, Cascade Locks to Mosier
 * 1952: old alignment abandoned, Cascade Locks to Herman Creek (A&R 228): Forest Lane
 * 1964: old alignment became Hwy 283, Cascade Locks


 * Hood River to Mosier
 * 1947: survey approved, Cascade Locks to Mosier
 * 1953: old alignment abandoned, Hood River to Mosier (A&R 262)
 * 1956: old alignment abandoned, Hood River to Mosier (A&R 256)
 * 1957: old alignment became Hwy 26, Hood River
 * ca. 1960: spur at Hood River added
 * 1974: Button Bridge added as a spur at Hood River (A&R 546)


 * Mosier to The Dalles
 * 1918: "middle route" survey adopted, Mosier to The Dalles
 * 1936: short piece at west entrance to The Dalles abandoned (A&R 35)
 * 1942: survey approved, Mosier to Rowena, Rowena to The Dalles
 * 1951: survey adopted, Mosier to The Dalles
 * 1952: spur at Mosier added
 * 1955: old alignment became Hwy 292, Mosier to The Dalles
 * ca. 1962: spur at The Dalles added
 * 1963: old alignment became Hwy 292, The Dalles
 * 1964: old alignment abandoned, The Dalles to The Dalles Dam (A&R 368)

--NE2 03:41, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

History sources
--NE2 03:53, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 
 * 2006 Master Plan has a brief history
 * 1996 Master Plan appendix has some bridge years and status of old road, and related legislation
 * NHL Nomination has detailed history (this looks like the best for general history of the road)
 * HAER data linked above has a brief history plus details on the specific feature

--NE2 01:17, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Keystone signs
 * Installation: 1989-04-13
 * Replacement with historic US 30: 2005-10-06, 2006-01-24, 2007-03-02
 * Master plan remaining issues

1939 Bonneville Dam area aerials --NE2 07:31, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Horner's Oregon: Her History, Her Great Men from 1919. Aboutmovies (talk) 18:08, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

journal articles --NE2 10:37, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Various designations

 * National Register of Historic Places No. 83004168 on December 12, 1983
 * National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1984
 * National Historic Landmark District on May 16, 2000 (parts of the 1983 nomination)
 * Vista House: National Register No. 74001705 on December 5, 1974
 * Multnomah Falls Lodge and Footpath: National Register No. 81000512 on April 22, 1981
 * State parks (size as of 2002):
 * Lewis and Clark State Recreation Site 56 acres (1992: same)
 * Dabney State Recreation Area 135 acres (1992: same)
 * Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint 7.26 acres (1992: same)
 * Crown Point State Scenic Corridor 307 acres (1992: same)
 * Guy W. Talbot State Park 378 acres (1992: same)
 * access to George W. Joseph State Natural Area 150 acres as of 1992
 * Shepperd's Dell State Natural Area 519 acres (1992: same)
 * Bridal Veil Falls State Scenic Viewpoint 15.6 acres (1992: same)
 * Benson State Recreation Area 272 acres (1992: same)
 * Ainsworth State Park 156 acres (1992: same)
 * McLoughlin State Natural Area 216 acres as of 1992
 * John B. Yeon State Scenic Corridor 284 acres (1992: same)
 * Bonneville State Scenic Corridor 51 acres as of 1992
 * Sheridan State Scenic Corridor 11 acres as of 1998
 * Lang Forest State Scenic Corridor 197 acres as of 1992
 * Lindsey Creek State Scenic Corridor 129 acres as of 1992
 * Starvation Creek State Park 153 acres (1992: same)
 * Viento State Park 248 acres (1992: same)
 * Wygant State Natural Area 667.7 acres (1992: same)
 * Vinzenz Lausmann Memorial State Natural Area 126 acres (1992: same)
 * Seneca Fouts Memorial State Natural Area 425.5 acres (1992: same)
 * Koberg Beach State Recreation Site 87.5 acres (1992: same)
 * Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail
 * Memaloose State Park 337 acres as of 1992
 * Mayer State Park 677 acres (1992: 637 acres)

--NE2 22:23, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Details of segments between Dodson and Hood River

 * Dodson to Warrendale
 * Three stone culverts on (south?) frontage road
 * I'm confused about the exact path here.


 * McCord Creek/Warrendale to Moffett Creek
 * Covered by I-84
 * Stone culvert found in between


 * Moffett Creek to Tanner Creek
 * Mostly covered by I-84; trail used all available portions


 * Tanner Creek to Eagle Creek
 * New construction required in areas, including over east portal of Toothrock Tunnel


 * Eagle Creek to Cascade Locks
 * should be good


 * Cascade Locks to Herman Creek
 * Old pavement exists south of south frontage road


 * Herman Creek to Wyeth
 * Mostly covered by I-84; small piece of old pavement south of the old weigh station (where?)


 * Wyeth to Starvation Creek
 * Mostly covered by I-84


 * Starvation Creek to Viento


 * Viento to Mitchell Point
 * Portions of old pavement on the Wygant Trail


 * Mitchell Point to Hood River
 * Portions of old road remain, partly as Westcliff Drive

--NE2 21:29, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Notable bridges and tunnels
--NE2 21:19, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Sandy River Bridge at Troutdale
 * Sandy River (Stark Street) Bridge
 * Latourell Creek Bridge
 * Shepperd's Dell Bridge
 * Oneonta Tunnel
 * McCord Creek Bridge
 * Moffett Creek Bridge
 * Toothrock Tunnel
 * Mitchell Point Tunnel
 * Hood River Bridge
 * Mosier Twin Tunnels
 * Mosier Creek Bridge
 * Dry Canyon Creek Bridge
 * Mill Creek Bridge

I-84 bridge dates
 
 * 1992 over 181st
 * 1992 over RR
 * 1996 over 201st
 * 1996 under Fairview
 * Fairview to Bonneville, two-lane; four-lane freeway
 * 1996 over 223rd
 * 1998 under 238th
 * 1999 under RR
 * 1958 over Marine
 * 1948 EB, 1958 WB over Graham
 * 1992 Graham over RR
 * 1949 EB, 1959 WB over Sandy River
 * 1946 over Crown Point
 * 1960 under Corbett Hill
 * 1939 over Latourell Creek (Rooster Rock Culvert)
 * 1957 under Rooster Rock
 * 1945, 1960 under Bridal Veil
 * ? over Wahkeena Creek
 * 1946 over Oneonta Creek
 * 1949 WB, 1960 EB over RR, Frontage
 * 1961 WB over Warrendale
 * 1962 EB, 1998 WB over McCord Creek
 * 1950 WB, 1962 EB over Moffett Creek
 * 1950 WB, 1962 EB over Tanner Creek
 * 1951 WB over Tanner Creek Road
 * Bonneville to Cascade Locks, 1937 two-lane; 1969 four-lane freeway
 * 1936 EB Toothrock Tunnel
 * 1969 over RR, Eagle Creek
 * 1969 over RR, Ruckel Creek
 * Around Cascade Locks, four-lane freeway
 * 1962 over US 30
 * 1962 over Moody
 * 1962 over Ruckel
 * 1962 EB over US 30
 * Cascade Locks to Hood River, 1953 two-lane; 1966-68 four-lane freeway
 * 1952 over Herman Creek
 * 1965 under Forest
 * 1965 WB over Herman Creek Road
 * 1965 WB over Wyeth
 * 1965 WB over Viento
 * ? over Service
 * 1963 under US 30
 * Hood River to Mosier, 1953 two-lane; four-lane freeway
 * 1952 WB, 1964 EB over Jaymar
 * 1953 WB, 1964 EB over RR
 * 1953 under 2nd
 * 1953 EB, 1962 WB over Hood River
 * 1953 WB over US 30
 * 1953 over Rock Creek
 * 1953 under US 30
 * Mosier to Chenoweth, two-lane; four-lane freeway
 * 1953 over Mosier Creek
 * 2001 over RR
 * 1954 WB over Rowena River Road
 * 1954 WB over Taylor-Frantz
 * 1954 over Chenoweth Creek
 * 1997 under River
 * Chenoweth to The Dalles, four-lane freeway
 * 1957 WB over Hostetler
 * Through The Dalles, four-lane freeway June 29, 1964
 * 2005 over US 30
 * 1964 over US 30
 * 1964 over RR
 * 2003 over Union
 * 1964 under Riverfront Park
 * 1964 under US 30/197
 * 1964 over RR
 * 1961 over Fifteenmile Creek
 * 1954 over Dalles Dam access

--NE2 11:42, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

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complete set of individual bridge photos (and articles?)
Hey, IMO a complete set of individual bridge photos here oughta be included in List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon, instead of just mention that there are multiple bridges on this NRHP-listed highway. And in this article. And perhaps there should be a separate article about each one, or at least a section or a row in a table describing each one. Can this be collected? --Doncram (talk) 16:20, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

I guess basically I think that the detailed list of contributing structures, etc., collected above by User:NE2, oughta be filled out and used in this article. And have Eagle Creek Bridge (currently a redirect to Eagle Creek (Multnomah County, Oregon), which does not much cover the bridge) needs IMO to be a link to a separate article on the bridge, or to a section or table row explicitly about the bridge, with bridge name in bold and with photo(s). And ensure that category Category:Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon and other suitable categories are attached to the article or to the redirect (to a section or table row). And similarly for all the items in schematic diagram within "Route description" section, e.g. for "Toothrock Viaduct" which looks like a redirect (but is in fact just a local redirect "#Toothrock Viaduct", while Toothrock Viaduct is currently a redlink). The local redirect just links to Historic_Columbia_River_Highway i.e. to the top of the schematic diagram itself, sort of misleading readers to think they can get to additional info. I think it needs to be a proper link to an article on it or a proper redirect to a section or table row on it, with a photo, etc.

I see that Talk:List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon, a discussion from 2008 involving me and NE2, makes the same suggestion. It remains to be done! --Doncram (talk) 16:35, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

To advance this, I wonder if one could best proceed by expanding the table at List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon to include all the items in the "Route description"? Or work to draft a table not in mainspace, say at Talk:Historic Columbia River Highway/Bridges? Because this article is indeed very nice and complete in its own way now, and there would be a lot of mess here if this were developed directly in this article. User:NE2, what do you think? --Doncram (talk) 16:35, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

See also Talk:Crown Point (Oregon), partly about whether Crown Point Viaduct is a bridge or not. And i asked for help at WikiProject Oregon. --Doncram (talk) 19:31, 12 January 2022 (UTC)