Gorge Creek Bridge - North Cascades Highway, WA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This arch bridge sits high above the Gorge Creek with views of its 242' waterfall on one side and views to its confluence with the Skagit River far below on the other.

For the best view of the bridge, take the short trail to the Gorge Dam overlook. Not far along the trail you'll get a view back to the bridge.

The bridge has a pedestrian path on each side, allowing people to stop at the parking area at the Gorge Dam overlook and walk back to see the falls. The deck (including the pedestrian walkways) are made of metal grating, so anyone who is afraid of heights might want to skip walking out onto the bridge. Open the photo gallery to see a photo looking down through the bridge grating - it is much farther down to the bottom of the gorge than this looks.

The steel arch bridge was built in 1955: 180.1 ft. length of longest span/247.1 ft. total length/22 ft. deck width.

Street address: Highway 20 at Gorge Creek Newhalem, WA USA 00000 County / Borough / Parish: Whatcom Year listed: 2002 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1950-1974 Historic function: Transportation Current function: Transportation Privately owned?: no Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2008 To: 12/31/2008 Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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