The Vantage Bridge is a
bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...
in the
U.S. state
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of
Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...
. 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
George, Washington
George is a city in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 809 at the 2020 census. The "humorous homage" to President George Washington has landed George, Washington on lists of unusual place names.
The city is known for b ...
. 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
US 10
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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
SR 261
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* Japan National Route 261
Malaysia
* Malaysia Federal Route 261
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* Bundesautobahn 261
Norway
* Norwegian County Road 261
Poland
* European route E261
North America Canada
* P ...
crosses the Snake River.
References
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
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