The Vantage Bridge is a

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in the

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. It carries

Interstate 90 Interstate 90 (I-90) is an east–west transcontinental freeway and the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It begins in Seattle, Washington, and travels through the Pacific Northwest, Mountain West, Great Plains, Midwest, and ...

across the

Columbia River The Columbia River (Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, C ...

, near Vantage and

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. This section of the river is named Wanapum Lake; it is the reservoir formed by Wanapum Dam. The bridge separates the Ginkgo Petrified Forest and Wanapum Recreational Area State Park on the western bank of the Columbia. The current bridge is the second Vantage Bridge. The first was built in 1927 as part of the Sunset Highway (later

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), a precursor to I-90. In 1962 the second bridge was built because the reservoir pool backing up behind the new Wanapum Dam would soon overwhelm the old bridge; it was dedicated by the state on November 9, 1962. The first bridge was dismantled. In 1968 its steel cantilever truss was reused for the

Lyons Ferry Bridge The Snake River Bridge (also known as the Lyons Ferry Bridge), is located on State Route 261 at the confluence of the Snake and Palouse Rivers, near Starbuck, Washington, USA. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 19 ...

, where

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crosses the Snake River.

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External links

Vantage Bridge traffic web cameras
Bridges over the Columbia River Transportation buildings and structures in Kittitas County, Washington Bridges in Grant County, Washington Interstate 90 Bridges completed in 1927 Bridges completed in 1962 Road bridges in Washington (state) Bridges on the Interstate Highway System 1962 establishments in Washington (state) Through arch bridges in the United States {{Washington-bridge-struct-stub