January 26, 1923 -- The Oregon state highway commission, through their engineer, Herbert Nunn, has made a report on the construction of a proposed interstate bridge spanning the lower Columbia river, in accordance with an act passed by the legislature of 1921, requesting that a preliminary survey be made to determine the most feasible location for two types of construction, one to be a foot and vehicular and the other, a vehicular and railroad bridge.
The idea was that the bridge would be located in the vicinity of Cathlamet or as near the Pacific ocean as possible, but the state highway engineers have found that the Rainier location has every point in its favor and has so recommended. ...[One other site, that which spanned from Cathlamet Point on the Oregon side to the point on the Washington side known as Three Tree, was suggested, but this site presented such difficulties of construction that it ruled itself out of the report.]
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