Bird's Nest Overlook

Built: 1995

Approach to the Vista House, Crown Point, Columbia River Highway, Oregon Sawyer Scenic Photos, Inc. Approach to the Vista House, Crown Point, Columbia River Highway, Oregon. Sawyer Scenic Photos, Inc, c. 1920.Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Libraryhttp://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3524671

Many of the great, old shots of Crown Point and Vista House were taken from this location, but today those views are obscured by trees. The overlook itself is a modern structure.

Vista House at Crown PointLipschuetz and Katz. Oregon's Famous Columbia River Highway. Portland: Lipschuetz and Katz. 1920. University of California Libraries(https://archive.org/details/oregonsfamouscol00lips)

Robert W. Hadlow, Columbia River Highway Historic District, National Historic Landmark Nomination

NCS1. Structure: Pedestrian Overlook

Location: HMP 23.6

Date: 1995

Designer: Richard Fix, Oregon Dept. of Transportation

Builder: Richard Fix

Owner: Oregon Department of Transportation

This pedestrian overlook, just west of Crown Point, consists of a slip-form grout-lock wall of a design similar to but not identical to guard walls seen throughout the CRH and concrete seats. It did not replace a previous structure, but provides a new safe vehicle pullout and pedestrian alcove to capture views of the Columbia River Gorge.

Hadlow, Landmark Nomination, 22

Below, note the recently restored gutters on the south side of the highway.

Vista House and Columbia River GorgeGraycraft Card Co., Danville, VA.

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