Cascade Locks: SR-14 Washington - Bridge of the Gods
Bridge of the Gods has served as a Columbia River crossing in the Columbia River Gorge since 1926. At its Oregon end lies Cascade Locks, a town named for the canal and locks that bypassed the Cascades Rapids, once a major obstacle to river navigation. In 1940, the bridge was raised to clear the reservoir created by Bonneville Dam. Its steel truss span links Oregon with Washington’s State Route 14. Forested basalt cliffs flank the Columbia River where it cuts through the Cascade Range, and the crossing also carries the Pacific Crest Trail through the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
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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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