Highway bridge over the Columbia River near The Dalles, Oregon, U.S.
The Dalles Bridge
West side of The Dalles Bridge, as viewed from the north shore of the Columbia River, January 2008
Coordinates
45°36′36″N121°08′21″W / 45.610136°N 121.139099°W / 45.610136; -121.139099 (The Dalles Bridge)
Carries
US 197
Crosses
Columbia River
Locale
The Oregon-Washington state line (between The Dalles, Oregon and Dallesport, Washington)
Named for
The city of The Dalles
Maintained by
Oregon Department of Transportation[1]
NBI number
06635 004 00077
Preceded by
Oregon Trunk Rail Bridge
Followed by
Hood River Bridge
Characteristics
Design
Cantilever truss
Material
Steel
Total length
3,339 feet (1,018 m)
Traversable?
Yes
Longest span
576 feet (176 m)
No. of spans
33 sub-spans
History
Construction cost
$2.4 million[2]
Opened
December 18, 1953[2]
Replaces
Ferry service
Statistics
Daily traffic
nearly 8,400[1]
Location
The Dalles Bridge is a bridge on U.S. Route 197 (US 197) that spans the Columbia River in the United States between The Dalles, Oregon and Dallesport, Washington.[3][4][2]
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^ abcLong, Priscilla (June 12, 2006). "The Dalles Bridge spanning the Columbia River is completed on December 18, 1953". historylink.org. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: The Dalles Bridge (for Oregon state)
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: The Dalles Bridge (for Washington state)
TheDalles Lock and Dam is a concrete-gravity run-of-the-river dam spanning the Columbia River, two miles (3 km) east of the city of TheDalles, Oregon...
at river mile 169, between Bridge of the Gods at RM 148 and TheDallesBridge at RM 191. The Hood River-White Salmon Bridge was closed indefinitely on...
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Columbia River from the Pacific Ocean upstream to its source. Transport portal Engineering portal...
through the cities of Hood River and TheDalles within the gorge and also serves several state parks and natural monuments. Near Pendleton, it leaves the Columbia...
TheDalles Military Road, also known as TheDalles – Boise Military Wagon Road, was a mid-19th century wagon road surveyed and barely built by The Dalles...
sometimes grouped together under names such as Grand Dalles, Les Dalles, Big Dalles, or TheDalles. One early observer, Ross Cox, noted a three-mile "succession...
Creek Bridge, Nisqually Entrance Spokane Street Bridge, Seattle Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Tacoma to Gig Harbor TheDallesBridge, Dallesport to TheDalles, Oregon...
(between Hood River and TheDalles), vegetation turns to Oregon white oak, ponderosa pine, and cottonwood. At the eastern end, the forests make way for expansive...
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...
by TheDalles Dam. The Celilo Canal passed beneath the southernmost span, which was a swing span. Completion of TheDalles Dam in 1957 inundated the canal...
Airport Grant For Dalles Rescinded". The Oregonian. Associated Press. December 7, 1935. p. 8. Columbia Gorge Airport, official site TheDalles Municipal Airport...
Historic TheDalles". Archived from the original on 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2010-09-07. Blackman, Teresa. "Large rock falls on iconic bridge at Multnomah...
Engineering Record (HAER) No. OR-35, "Crooked River High Bridge, Spanning Crooked River Gorge at Dalles-California Highway, Terrebonne, Deschutes County, OR"...
confession of cannibalistic survival: Dalles des Morts [mis-spelled "Dalle de Mort" on Trutch's 1871 map of British Columbia.] The French form originated with NWC...
Mill Creek Bridge (TheDalles, Oregon), on the Historic Columbia River Highway This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mill...
Junction, 10 miles (16 km) east of The Dalles, Oregon. At Troutdale, on the eastern edge of Portland, the line splits: the Kenton Line continues northwest through...
highways and routes): The Wapinitia Highway No. 44; Part of TheDalles-California Highway No. 4; and The Sherars Bridge Highway No. 290. The Wapinitia Highway...
two adjacent state parks on the Minnesota–Wisconsin border, both named Interstate State Park. They straddle theDalles of the St. Croix River, a deep basalt...
moved to TheDalles with her family in 1850. Selling the pack train business in 1864, the Sherars moved to Dufur, then Tygh Valley. In 1871, the Sherars...
Kunzler, Josef (ed.), "Tribute to Charles "Chuck" M. Dwelley and TheDallesBridge", skagitriverhistory.com, Skagit Valley: Skagit River History Website...
Global Information
US 197