Lewis and Clark's Columbia River
Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later"
"Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington"
Includes ... Confluence Project ... Vancouver Land Bridge ...
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Vancouver Land Bridge crossing Washington State Highway 14, Vancouver, Washington. View looking southeast, from north side of Washington State Highway 14. Image taken August 2, 2011.


Columbia River Confluence Project ...
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, artist Maya Lin (designer of the Viet Nam Memorial) was commissioned to design interpretive artwork for seven locations along the Columbia and Snake Rivers. Known as the "Confluence Project", as of July 2011 only four of the seven projects have been completed. The Vancouver "Land Bridge" was finished and dedicated in 2008.

Vancouver Land Bridge ...
The Vancouver Land Bridge crosses Washington State Highway 14 and connects Fort Vancouver to Vancouver's Waterfront Park and the Waterfront Renaissance Trail along the Columbia. One entrance can be reached from the west side of Fort Vancouver and the other end can be reached from Highway 14, passing through the tunnel to Vancouver's Old Apple Tree Park. The land bridge was dedicated August 23, 2008.

Views ...

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Sign, Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington. Image taken December 31, 2016.
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Sign, Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington. Image taken December 31, 2016.


Vancouver Land Bridge, etc.

  • "Village Overlook" ...
  • "Prairie Overlook" ...
  • "River Overlook" ...
  • Historical Timeline, south side ...
  • Portal, south side ...
  • Other Views from the Bridge ...


"Village Overlook" ...

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"Village Overlook", Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington. North side of the Bridge. Image taken August 2, 2011.
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"Village Overlook", Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington. North side of the Bridge. Image taken August 2, 2011.
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View of Fort Vancouver's "Kanaka Village" and archaeological dig. View from the Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington. Image taken August 2, 2011.


"Prairie Overlook" ...

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Path to "Prairie Overlook", Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington. North side of the Bridge. Image taken August 2, 2011.
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"Prairie Overlook", Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington. North side of the Bridge. Image taken August 2, 2011.
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Design, "Prairie Overlook", Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington. North side of the Bridge. Image taken August 2, 2011.
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View of Fort Vancouver. View from the "Prairie Overlook", Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington. Image taken August 2, 2011.


"River Overlook" ...

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Path toward "River Overlook", from the south, Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington. View of bridge path, from south end, walking north. Image taken August 2, 2011.
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View of the Columbia River. View from the "River Overlook", Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington. Image taken August 2, 2011.


Historical Timeline, south side ...

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WWII, "Kaiser Shipyard", Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington. South end of Bridge. Image taken August 2, 2011.
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WWI, "Spruce Mill", Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington. South end of Bridge. Image taken August 2, 2011.
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"Military Post, 1860", Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington. South end of Bridge. Image taken August 2, 2011.
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"Hudson's Bay Company", Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington. South end of Bridge. Image taken August 2, 2011.


Portal, south side ...

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South portal, Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington. Image taken August 2, 2011.
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Salmon, South portal, Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington. Image taken August 2, 2011.
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Mask, South portal, Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington. Image taken August 2, 2011.


Other Views from the Bridge ...

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Washington State Highway 14. View from the Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington. Image taken August 2, 2011.
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Vancouver, Washington. View from the Vancouver Land Bridge, Vancouver, Washington. Image taken August 2, 2011.


From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ...

Clark, November 4, 1805 ...




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*River Miles [RM] are approximate, in statute miles, and were determined from USGS topo maps, obtained from NOAA nautical charts, or obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website, 2003

Sources:
  • "ConfluenceProject.org" website, 2009;


All Lewis and Clark quotations from Gary Moulton editions of the Lewis and Clark Journals, University of Nebraska Press, all attempts have been made to type the quotations exactly as in the Moulton editions, however typing errors introduced by this web author cannot be ruled out; location interpretation from variety of sources, including this website author.
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