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Wahkeena Falls

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in that the water does not directly plunge to the ground. Wahkeena Falls, rather, has a more subtle cascading flow. These falls have been featured in numerous travel guides and in photography books.
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Spellings of this name are dubious because the word is an English transliteration of a Native American (reportedly
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Historic Columbia River Highway, Wahkeena Falls Footbridge, Troutdale, Multnomah County, OR
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List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon
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List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
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Wahkeena Creek Bridge

Coordinates
45°34′28″N 122°07′39″W / 45.5745°N 122.1276°W / 45.5745; -122.1276
Type
waterfall
Columbia River Gorge
state
Oregon
Multnomah Falls
Yakama
Historic Columbia River Highway
Troutdale, Oregon
Multnomah Falls
Historic Columbia River Highway
contributing structure
Historic Columbia River Highway
National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark District
October 2012.
May 2017.
Wahkeena Falls Footbridge.
Wahkeena Falls Bridge on the Historic Columbia River Highway.
Historic Columbia River Highway
Showing path to viewing area & bridge, 2009.
List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon
List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon


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