Historic Columbia River Highway, West Multnomah Falls Viaduct, West of Multnomah Falls on Historic Columbia River Highway, Troutdale, Multnomah County, OR
Summary
Significance: This 400' half-viaduct was an engineer's solution to aligning the Historic Columbia River Highway between a steep unstable slope and the Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation Company main line right-of-way. It is a companion to the East Multnomah Falls Viaduct ( HAER OR-36-J).
Survey number: HAER OR-36-G
Building/structure dates: 1914 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 83004168
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Tags
elevated highways
transportation
civil engineering
vehicular bridges
concrete bridges
bridal veil
historic
columbia
highway
historic columbia river highway
multnomah
falls
viaduct
west multnomah falls viaduct
multnomah falls
troutdale
multnomah county
oregon
k p billner
robert w hadlow
historic american engineering record
samuel c lancaster
jet lowe
oregon department of transportation
pacific bridge company
lisa m pfueller
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
bridge
library of congress
national register of historic places
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Billner, K P
Lancaster, Samuel C
Pacific Bridge Company
Oregon Department of Transportation
Pfueller, Lisa M, transmitter
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Hadlow, Robert W, historian
Location
bridal veil
,
45.51774, -122.32829
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html