Wahkeena Falls Footbridge and Masonry Guard Walls - Columbia River Highway Historic District
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 45° 34.455 W 122° 07.647
10T E 568079 N 5047115
Stone footbridge directly in front of Wahkeena Falls.
Waymark Code: WM5YD2
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 03/01/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member scrambler390
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From the Historic District Nomination form:

Contributing Structures:

CS22. Structure: Wahkeena Falls Footbridge and Masonry Guard Walls

Location: HMP 31.6 Date: 1914

Designer: K. P. Billner, Oregon State Highway Dept.

Builder: Unknown

Owner: USDA Forest Service

This rubble masonry footbridge is 46 feet long and 8 feet wide and contains a semi-circular barrel arch with a 14-foot opening. The masonry guard walls, with concrete caps, continue east and west of the bridge for some distance. Simon Benson paid for the bridge's construction, as he did for the Mulmomah Falls Footbridge.


Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Columbia River Highway Historic District

Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]

Address:
Mile 31.6 Columbia River Highway

How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)

Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed
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