McCord Creek to Moffett Creek

Route 2

Approximate Original CRH Route - McCord to Moffettv.2020.05.07.2020Google Earth Imagery Date: September 3, 2018

"From Kelly Creek [McCord Creek] to Moffet Creek, distance 1.1 miles, the grade ascends slightly and will cross that stream at an elevation of 102 feet, 75 feet above the water, on a single arch bridge of reinforced concrete. This span will be 170 feet, rise 17 feet, total length 206 feet."

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Clarence E. Mershon, East of the Sandy: The Columbia River Highway

Between Warrendale and Cascade Locks, remnants of the old highway are found, including the Moffett Creek Bridge, but construction of the freeway (I-84) essentially obliterated much of the highway itself. Where found, remnants of the highway have been restored and incorporated into segments of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail [east of Moffett Creek, before that, the trail segment between the John B. Yeon State Scenic Corridor trailhead and the Moffett Creek bridge is an entirely new construction, with old Route 2 mostly buried under the westbound lanes of the interstate].

There were homes and commercial structures along the former highway between Warrendale and Bonneville. [See the pages on The Bonny Villa and the Columbia Vista Motor Lodge.]

Mershon, East of the Sandy III, 54

Possible, original HCRH cut east of McCord Creek BridgeGoogle Street View: May 2012

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No. 30. Columbia River Fish Wheels near Beacon RockPhoto by B.C. Markham

Beacon Rock and Salmon Wheels, Columbia River Highway, OregonSawyer Scenic Photos, Inc, c. 1920.Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library http://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3524681

Old Utility Pole Along HCRH RouteGoogle Street View: May 2012

Eastern Utility Pole - McCord to MoffettGoogle Street View Imagery Date: 2012-05

"Archival photographs courtesy of the Oregon Department of Transportation."Clarence E. Mershon. The Columbia River Highway: From the Sea to the Wheat Fields of Eastern Oregon. Portland: Guardian Peaks Enterprises. 2006. 1st Edition.
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HCRH, Westbound, Consumed by I-84During the construction of the HCRH State Trail to Yeon State Park. Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail. Oregon. September 15, 2013

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McCord Creek to Moffett Creek

Route 2

"From Kelly Creek [McCord Creek] to Moffet Creek, distance 1.1 miles, the grade ascends slightly and will cross that stream at an elevation of 102 feet, 75 feet above the water, on a single arch bridge of reinforced concrete. This span will be 170 feet, rise 17 feet, total length 206 feet."

Clarence E. Mershon, East of the Sandy: The Columbia River Highway

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