Bridge of the Gods (modern structure)

Bridge of the Gods
Coordinates 45°39′45″N 121°54′05″W / 45.662424°N 121.901276°WCoordinates: 45°39′45″N 121°54′05″W / 45.662424°N 121.901276°W
Crosses Columbia River
Locale Cascade Locks, Oregon / Skamania County, Washington
Maintained by Port of Cascade Locks
Characteristics
Design Cantilever through truss
Total length 1,856 ft (565 m)
Longest span 706 ft (215 m)
Clearance below 140 feet (43 m)[1]
History
Opened 1926

The Bridge of the Gods is a steel truss cantilever bridge that spans the Columbia River between Cascade Locks, Oregon and Washington state near North Bonneville. It is approximately 40 miles (64 kilometers) east of Portland, Oregon and 4 miles (6.4 km) upriver from the Bonneville Dam. It is a toll bridge operated by the Port of Cascade Locks.

Bridge of the Gods

The bridge was completed by Wauna Toll Bridge Company and opened in 1926 at a length of 1,127 feet (343 m). The higher river levels resulting from the construction of the Bonneville Dam required the bridge to be further elevated in 1940 and extended to its current length of 1,856 feet (565 m). The Columbia River Bridge Company of Spokane, Washington acquired ownership of the bridge in 1953 for $735,000.[2] The Port of Cascade Locks Commission now operates the bridge.

The bridge is named after the historic geologic feature also known as Bridge of the Gods.

The Pacific Crest Trail crosses the Columbia River on the Bridge of the Gods and the lowest elevation of the trail is on this bridge.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bridge of the Gods". Port of Cascade Locks. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Bridge of Gods changes hands". The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.). February 19, 1953. p. 7. Retrieved August 26, 2013.

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