February 20, 1925: According to advice given to the Portland Chamber of Commerce from Washington, D. C., committees of both the senate and house are pushing along the bill which would authorize construction of a bridge across the Columbia river between Longview, Wash., and Rainier, Ore.
Chamber officials said it seemed a frequent procedure with congress to act favorably on such bills for the reason that the ultimate decision as to whether or not a bridge may be built over a navigable stream rests with the war department.
The bill pertaining to the Longview-Rainier bridge contains the proviso that it must be approved by the war department under a law passed in 1906.
Portland interests, especially those connected with shipping, are opposed to construction of a bridge of any kind across the Columbia river below this city. If the matter goes that far it is probable that a fight will be made before the war department to prevent erection of the proposed bridge.
Washington, D. C. Feb. 18, 1925 -- Construction of a bridge over
the Columbia river between Longview, Wash., and Rainier, Ore., was
approved tonight by the senate.
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