Cascade Locks: SR 14 at MP 41.5: Bridge of the Gods
Few places in the Columbia River Gorge have a history as closely tied to river navigation as Cascade Locks. The town grew beside the Cascade Rapids, once a major obstacle on the Columbia River, and the Cascade Locks Canal was built in the late 19th century to bypass them. Today the Bridge of the Gods, a steel-truss toll bridge opened in 1926, links Cascade Locks with Washington across the river. Its name recalls an Indigenous tradition associated with the gorge, while the bridge remains an important local crossing. Forested slopes rise around the narrow river corridor, where Oregon’s Interstate 84 and Washington State Route 14 follow opposite banks. Cascade Locks is within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and lies on the Pacific Crest Trail route.
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Cascade Locks lies along the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge, where forested slopes rise sharply above a broad, wind-swept waterway. The town occupies Oregon’s side of the gorge within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, a route long shaped by river travel, railways and interstate traffic. Its name recalls the Cascade Locks and Canal, opened in 1896 to bypass the former Cascade Rapids; those rapids were later submerged after Bonneville Dam was built downstream. The Bridge of the Gods links Cascade Locks with Washington and carries the Pacific Crest Trail across the river. Move on to other webcams in Oregon and the Columbia River Gorge to compare landscapes and settings around Cascade Locks.
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