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Columbia River Highway Historic District

Columbia River Highway Historic District is a historic place in Troutdale, Multnomah County, Oregon, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1983, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 83004168.

Troutdale, Multnomah County, OregonListed December 12, 1983NRIS #83004168★ National Historic Landmark
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About this place

What is Columbia River Highway Historic District?

The Historic Columbia River Highway is an approximately 75-mile-long (121 km) scenic highway in the U.S. state of Oregon between Troutdale and The Dalles, built through the Columbia River Gorge between 1913 and 1922. As the first planned scenic roadway in the United States, it has been recognized in numerous ways, including being listed on the National Register of Historic Places, being designated as a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, being designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers, and being considered a "destination unto itself" as an All-American Road by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. The historic roadway was bypassed by the present Columbia River Highway No. 2 from the 1930s to the 1950s, leaving behind the old two-lane road. The road is now mostly owned and maintained by the state through the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) as the Historic Columbia River Highway No. 100 or the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department as the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail.

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The record

Listing details

Name
Columbia River Highway Historic District
City
Troutdale
County
Multnomah County
State
Oregon
Listed on the National Register
December 12, 1983
NRIS reference number
83004168
Resource type
district
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
45.57984, -122.11021
When was Columbia River Highway Historic District listed on the National Register?

Columbia River Highway Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1983.

Where is Columbia River Highway Historic District located?

Columbia River Highway Historic District is located in Troutdale, Multnomah County, Oregon at approximately 45.57984, -122.11021. See the map above.

Is Columbia River Highway Historic District a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Columbia River Highway Historic District is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.

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