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Multnomah Falls is a waterfall located on Multnomah Creek in the Columbia River Gorge, east of Troutdale, between Corbett and Dodson, Oregon, United States. The waterfall is accessible from the Historic Columbia River Highway and Interstate 84 .
Construction began in March 1915, and the Mitchell Point section was opened to traffic in early September, at a cost of about $47,000. To dedicate the completed highway between Portland and Hood River, two ceremonies were held at Multnomah Falls and Crown Point on the same day in June 1916. [17] [18] The Rowena Loops
The area is known for its high concentration of waterfalls, with over 90 on the Oregon side of the gorge alone. [2] Many are along the Historic Columbia River Highway, including the notable 620-foot-high (190 m) Multnomah Falls. Trails and day use sites are maintained by the Forest Service and many Oregon and Washington state parks.
The route originates at the Gateway/Northeast 99th Avenue Transit Center on the eastern edge of Portland and follows I-84 to Hood River. Intermediate stops are at Troutdale, Oregon, Multnomah Falls, and Cascade Locks, Oregon. [3]
Click a quadrant to go to its National Register list. (South Portland listings are included on the Southwest Portland list.) Over 500 National Register listings lie within the municipal boundaries of Portland. Although all of these sites lie within Multnomah County, their sheer number makes it prohibitive to include them all in the same table.
Multnomah: Willamette River Highway Bridges of Portland, Oregon MPS Burnside Bridge: 1926 2012-11-14 Willamette R. at RM 12.7, Portland: Multnomah: Willamette River Highway Bridges of Portland, Oregon MPS Cape Creek Bridge No. 01113: 1932 2005-08-05
Oregon Route 43 is an Oregon state highway that runs between the cities of Oregon City and Portland, mostly along the western flank of the Willamette River.While it is technically known by the Oregon Department of Transportation as the Oswego Highway No. 3 (see Oregon highways and routes), on maps it is referred to by its route number or by the various street names it has been given.
Multnomah County / m ʌ l t ˈ n oʊ m ə / is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 815,428. [1] Multnomah County is part of the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA metropolitan statistical area.