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Historic Columbia River Highway, Crown Point Viaduct, Encircling Vista House at Crown Point, Troutdale, Multnomah County, OR

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Historic Columbia River Highway, Crown Point Viaduct, Encircling Vista House at Crown Point, Troutdale, Multnomah County, OR

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Summary

Significance: A half-viaduct designed to carry pedestrians around the outer edge of a spiral section of roadway around the top of a 725' promontory on the Historic Columbia River Highway. Ingenious use of reinforced-concrete and rubble masonry to create an aesthetically pleasing structure.
Survey number: HAER OR-36-C
Building/structure dates: 1914 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 83004168

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Lancaster, Samuel C
Pacific Bridge Company
Ringer, Robert Lee
Oregon Department of Transportation
Oregon State Highway Commission
Lazarus, Edgar M
Pfueller, Lisa M, transmitter
Hadlow, Robert W, historian
Keiffer, Roger, photographer
Grogan, Brian, photographer
Lowe, Jet, photographer
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Location

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Library of Congress
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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

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