Hood River Bridge
Site of the old Hood River Bridgesv.2020.06.29.007Google Imagery Date: September 3, 2018
Oregon State Archives: A 1940 Journey Across Oregon
Oregon State Archives: A 1940 Journey Across Oregon
US 30 crosses HOOD RIVER, 124.8 m. [West of Hwy. 730 Junction], a glacier fed stream known in pioneer days as Dog River, a name said to have resulted from the adventure of an exploring party in early days who were compelled to eat dog meat to avert starvation. Lewis and Clark named the stream Labiche River for one of their followers.
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/exhibits/across/thedalles.html
"Parker and Banfield Company built this 404-foot, 3-arch bridge across the Hood River in 1918. It cost $49,300.66. The destruction of this bridge prompted a movement to save the remaining segments of the historic Columbia River Highway."
"Parker and Banfield Company built this 404-foot, 3-arch bridge across the Hood River in 1918. It cost $49,300.66. The destruction of this bridge prompted a movement to save the remaining segments of the historic Columbia River Highway."
Clarence E. Mershon. The Columbia River Highway: From the Sea to the Wheat Fields of Eastern Oregon. Portland: Guardian Peaks Enterprises. 2006. 1st Edition. 197.
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