Knappa, Oregon

At "mile 81.7" Taylor lists "Big Noise Creek Bridge," however my research suggests that the actual bridge location was off the current highway alignment to the south, at the end of a possible fragment that Taylor (and everyone else, including myself!) has missed so far. (80)

This is speculation (based on lidar evidence) until someone gets their feet on the ground out there.

Wikipedia: Knappa, Oregon

Knappa is an unincorporated community located on the south bank of the Columbia River in Clatsop County, Oregon, U.S. about 12 miles (19 km) directly east of Astoria, Oregon and 15.6 miles (25.1 km) driving distance. Knappa faces the Columbia River where several islands comprise the Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge.

According to Oregon Geographic Names, it is named after Aaron Knapp, Jr., an early settler. There was a post office in Knappa from 1872 to 1943. It is vulnerable to a Cascadia Subduction Zone tsunami.[citation needed]

Logging and fishing are the primary economic activities in Knappa.[citation needed] Knappa School District comprises Hilda Lahti Elementary School and Knappa High School.

"Not much is left of the early Knappa. ...in June 2004, one of the local folk pointed out overgrown corner which once was the bank, and a bushy, treed area where once stood a store and dance hall. Only a couple houses from the 1914 era exist."

March 9, 2020

While working on the Valley Creek sections of the old highway today, I noticed that there are two Knappas on the map, and that Knappa Junction is where the highway passes through. It doesn't change anything, I just found it interesting. Not changing the name of the page. Also, the Ziak-Gnat Creek Road, which comes up later, starts at the top of the map.

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