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Longview is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. It is the principal city of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Cowlitz County. Longview's population was 37,818 at the time of the 2020 census, [3] making it the most populous city in Cowlitz
Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (five counties in Oregon - Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Yamhill, Columbia; two counties in Washington State - Clark and Skamania); population 2,509,289 (2022 estimate) Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area (Marion and Polk counties); population 436,317 (2022 estimate)
During a scheduled eight-day closure of the Lewis and Clark Bridge (near Longview, Washington) in July 2023, service on the Wahkiakum County ferry was doubled to handle detour traffic. A priority line for first responders, healthcare workers, and medical appointment travel was set up to allow them to skip the queue.
Its name derives from the anglicized version of the Cowlitz Indian term Cow-e-liske, meaning either 'river of shifting sands' or 'capturing the medicine spirit.' [citation needed] Cowlitz comprises the Longview, WA Metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined statistical area. [4]
(The state of Oregon does not sign Interstate business routes; instead, it uses the designations US 30 and Oregon Route 99 [OR 99; along the I-5 corridor] for this purpose.) Out of all the states US 30 traverses, it spends the most time in Oregon. [citation needed] At 477.02 miles (767.69 km), it is also the longest road in the state.
[40] [41] The offer came amid a disappearance of squirrels following a severe winter; several cities, including Salem, offered to relocate their squirrels to Longview in response to a request from Peters. [41] Six bridges similar to the Nutty Narrows were constructed in the 2010s by the Sandbaggers around Longview for use by squirrels.
Longview is an unincorporated historic community in Benton County, Washington, United States, located approximately three miles west of Umatilla, Oregon on the north bank of the Columbia River, just above Devil's Bend Rapids. [3]
The Lewis and Clark Bridge is a cantilever bridge that spans the Columbia River between Longview, Washington, and Rainier, Oregon. At the time of its completion, it had the longest cantilever span in the United States. [1] The bridge was opened on March 29, 1930, as a privately owned bridge named the Longview Bridge. The $5.8 million cost ...