Historic Columbia River Highway
View Exhibit mapHISTORIC COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY: The Columbia River Highway built between 1913 and 1922 was the first major highway project in Oregon. The bridges along this route are some of the earliest examples of concrete highway bridges in the Pacific Northwest. Each bridge along the highway was custom designed to fit their location as well as blend with the surrounding environment along the scenic route.
Notable bridge engineers Charles Purcell and Conde McCullough oversaw the design and construction of the bridges along the highway. Bridge designers Karl Billner and Lewis Metzger designed many of the signature spans along the highway while serving under Purcell during the early years of construction.
Beaver Creek Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1912Concrete deck girder bridge over Beaver Creek on the Historical Columbia River Highway in TroutdaleOpen to traffic
Benson Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1914Concrete arch bridge over Lower Multnomah Falls on a pedestrian trailOpen to pedestrians
Bridal Veil Creek Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1914Girder bridge over Bridal Veil Creek on Historical Columbia River Highway in Bridal VeilOpen to traffic
Crown Point Viaduct (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1914Bridge over Crown Point on Historical Columbia River HighwayOpen to traffic
Dry Canyon Creek Bridge (Wasco County, Oregon)
Built 1921, Rehabilitation 2017-18.Concrete arch bridge over Dry Canyon Creek on Historical Columbia River HighwayOpen to traffic
Eagle Creek Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1936, Replaced 1969Lost steel tied arch bridge over Eagle Creek on US 30Replaced by a steel plate girder bridge in 1969
Eagle Creek Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1914Concrete arch bridge over Eagle Creek on Historic Columbia River HighwayOpen to traffic
Eagle Creek Viaduct (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1915, Closed 1937, Re-opened as trail 1995Concrete deck girder bridge over Tooth Rock slopes on Historical Columbia River HighwayOpen to pedestrians
East Multnomah Falls Viaduct (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1914Bridge over Rocky terrain along railroad tracks on Historic Columbia River HighwayOpen to traffic
Gorton Creek Bridge (Hood River County, Oregon)
Built 1919Slab bridge over Gorton Creek on Herman Creek Road (Historical Columbia River Highway )Open to traffic
Hood River Bridge (1919) (Hood River County, Oregon)
Built 1919, Replaced 1982Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Hood River on Columbia River HighwayReplaced by new bridge
Horsetail Creek Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1914Slab bridge over Horsetail Creek on Historical Columbia River HighwayOpen to traffic
Latourell Creek Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1914Concrete arch bridge over Latourell Creek on Historical Columbia River HighwayOpen to traffic
McCord Creek Bridge (1915) (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built in 1915, Widened in 1944, Replaced in 1997.Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over McCord Creek on Historic Columbia River Highway (US 30)Replaced by new bridge in 1997
Mill Creek Bridge (Wasco County, Oregon)
Built 1920; rehabilitated 2001Stringer bridge over Mill Creek on W 6th Street in City of the DallesOpen to traffic
Mitchell Point Tunnel (Hood River County, Oregon)
Built 1915 back filled 1954 blasted away 1966Lost Tunnel under tunnels though Mitchell point on Former route US 30Demolished
Mitchell Point Viaduct (Hood River County, Oregon)
Built in 1915; bypassed 1954; demolished 1966Lost Concrete tee beam bridge on US 30Demolished
Moffett Creek Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built in 1915 by A. Guthrie and Company, Abandoned in the 1940 and is now part of Historic Columbia River Highway trail.Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Moffett Creek on Historic Columbia River Highway (Abandoned)Open to pedestrians
Mosier Creek Bridge (Wasco County, Oregon)
Built 1920Concrete arch bridge over Mosier Creek on HWY 100 in MosierOpen to traffic
Mosier Twin Tunnels (Wasco County, Oregon)
Built 1920, Closed due to rock fall problems 1953, Reopened to public in 2000Tunnel under Mosier Tunnel on Historical Columbia River Highway TrailOpen to pedestrians
Multnomah Creek Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1914Concrete arch bridge over Multnomah Creek on Historical Columbia River HighwayOpen to traffic
Oneonta Creek Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1914, Bypassed 1948Concrete beam bridge over Oneonta Creek on Historical Columbia River HighwayOpen to pedestrians only
Oneonta Tunnel (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1914, Bypassed and Sealed 1948 , Re-Opened to pedestrians 2009; timber lining destroyed by wildfire Sept. 2017Tunnel under Oneonta Basalt Out-Cropping on Historical Columbia River HighwayRe-Opened to pedestrians in 2009; damaged by fire Sept. 2017
Rock Creek Bridge (Wasco County, Oregon)
Built 1918; rehabilitated 1995Stringer bridge over Rock Creek on Historical Columbia River Highway in MosierOpen to traffic
Ruckel Creek Bridge (Hood River County, Oregon)
Built 1917Slab bridge over Ruckel Creek on Historical Columbia River HighwayOpen to pedestrians
Ruthon Point Viaduct (Hood River County, Oregon)
Built 1918Concrete tee beam bridge on Formerly US 30Intact but closed to all traffic
SE Stark Street Viaduct (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1915Concrete arch bridge over an unnamed draw on SE Stark StreetOpen to traffic
Seufert Viaduct (Wasco County, Oregon)
Built 1920Stringer bridge over Fifteen Mile Creek on Viewpoint Road (Historical Columbia River Highway) in The DallesOpen to traffic
Shepperds Dell Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1914Concrete arch bridge over Shepperds Dell on Historical Columbia River HighwayOpen to traffic
Stark Street Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1914Through truss bridge over Sandy River on Stark StreetOpen to traffic
Talbot footbridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1914Lost Arch bridge on Private pedestrian path over Columbia River HighwayNo longer exists
Tanner Creek Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built in 1915 as part of the Columbia River HighwayConcrete deck girder bridge over Tanner Creek on Historic Columbia River Highway Trail in BonnevilleOpen to pedestrians
Tooth Rock Viaduct (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1915, Closed 1937, Re-opened as trail 1995Concrete deck girder bridge over Tooth Rock slopes on Historical Columbia River HighwayOpen to pedestrians
Toothrock Tunnel (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1936 due to the need to relocate the highway for the construction of Bonneville DamTunnel under Toothrock on Eastbound I-84Open to traffic
Troutdale Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1912Pratt through truss bridge over Sandy River on Historical Columbia River Highway in TroutdaleOpen to traffic
Wahkeena Creek Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1914Slab bridge over Wahkeena Creek (Gordon Creek) on Historical Columbia River HighwayOpen to traffic
West Multnomah Falls Viaduct (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1914Bridge over rocky terrain along railroad tracks on Historic Columbia River HighwayOpen to traffic