Horsetail Falls (or Horse Tail Falls) is a
waterfall located on Horsetail Creek along the
Columbia River Gorge in
Multnomah County, in the
U.S. state of
Oregon. The falls drop over a cut over the columnar basalt cliff within the
Oneonta Gorge. It is one of the waterfalls along the Columbia River Highway's ''waterfall corridor''.
Access
The waterfall is easily accessed, in contrast to its near neighbor
Oneonta Falls, as it is right next to the
Historic Columbia River Highway. The shape of the falls and the rounded rockface over which it flows cause it to resemble a
horse's tail.
There are actually two waterfalls along the creek. The upper falls, called Upper Horsetail Falls or Ponytail Falls, can be accessed from a footpath.
Horsetail Falls Bridge
The
Historic Columbia River Highway passes across Horsetail Falls on a bridge, the Horsetail Falls Bridge, which is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places as a
contributing structure
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
.
[ With ] It is a
reinforced concrete
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slab span. The bridge was built in 1914 and is unique in its design in which it has been strengthened in 1998 from its original constitution by
fibre-reinforced plastic
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.
Gallery
See also
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References
External links
Waterfalls of Oregon - Horsetail*
Columbia River Gorge
Historic Columbia River Highway
Horsetail waterfalls
Waterfalls of Multnomah County, Oregon
Mount Hood National Forest
Waterfalls of Oregon
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