Vantage Bridge, Steel arch bridge in Vantage, Washington.
Vantage Bridge is a steel arch bridge over the Columbia River in Washington state, carrying Interstate 90 across the water. It connects the two banks over a total length of about 2,500 feet (763 m), with a central arch spanning the deepest part of the river.
A first bridge was built here in 1927, but it had to be moved when the Wanapum Reservoir flooded the area in the early 1960s. The current structure was completed in 1962 at a new location upstream, built higher to clear the rising water.
The structure connects the two sides of the Columbia River in an area where ancient petrified forests and outdoor recreation areas meet.
The bridge carries live highway traffic on Interstate 90 and does not allow stopping on the roadway. Good views of the crossing and the river can be found from the riverbank roads and rest areas nearby.
The steel from the original 1927 bridge was not scrapped but reused in 1968 to build the Lyons Ferry Bridge not far away. That decision made Lyons Ferry Bridge the oldest steel cantilever bridge in Washington state.
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