The Historic Columbia River Highway has reopened east of Multnomah Falls with a major milestone in a two-year restoration project.
The East Multnomah Falls Viaduct reopened on Friday evening, May 15, after about seven months of work restoring the second of two elevated sections of the historic highway, also known as U.S. 30.
This concludes the last of two significant closures in a two-year project to repair the two historic viaducts, which are over 100 years old. Finishing the work marks a significant milestone toward restoring and extending the service life of the original “King of Roads” through the Columbia River Gorge from Troutdale to The Dalles…