Northwest Transportation
Title
Northwest Transportation
Description
From early stagecoaches to modern bridges, residents of the Northwest have constantly sought to improve the transportation within the region. This digital collection contains bridges, trails, highways, roads, steamboats, ferries and other means of moving goods and people within the Northwest. Railroads have their own collection.
Collection Items
Northwest -- Bridges (#01)
"View of bridge across the Columbia at Vancouver, Washington connecting with Portland."
Northwest -- Bridges (#07)
"River Gorge Bridge ca. 5 miles N. E. of Washougal, Clark County. View upstream of this interesting bridge also a principal view point from narrow terrace nearby to view gorge."
Northwest -- Bridges (#18)
"The steel bridge across the Columbia just below the falls. (Kettle Falls)."
Northwest -- Bridges -- Tacoma Narrows (#01)
"Tacoma Narrows Bridge. View West. One of the World's Big Suspension Bridges. Second Bridge."
Northwest -- Bridges, Covered (#02)
"Schafer Bridge; built 1966. Owner: Carl A. Schafer, Montesano, Grays Harbor County. Location: Carl A. Schafer farm 5 miles N. E."
Northwest -- Bridges, Covered (#08)
"Willapa; Pacific Co. Wilson Creek. Where cows are the principal users a covered bridge is sort of a barn in a storm. View N. W."
Northwest -- Bridges, Covered (#18)
"Monroe Covered R. R. bridge. View North from Milwaukee Line. Trestle across Skykomish River. Only 30 mi. driving time from Seattle. Another century."
Spokane -- Pigeon Hole Parking (#04)
"Pigeon Hole Parking Service at N. 22 Madison. Looking northeast."
Spokane -- Pigeon Hole Parking (#01)
"Pigeon Hole Parking Service at N. 22 Madison Street. Looking west at Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral."
Spokane -- Pigeon Hole Parking (#03)
"Men in photo: top, Arthur F. Schwartz, lift operator. Bottom: Henry Vorlicky, co-owner & manager."
Northwest -- Steamboats (#05)
"Steamer 'Spokane' about 1907. Ran between Newport and Ione, Washington."
Northwest -- Steamboats (#02)
"Four of the old steamers which made the historic trip down the Columbia in May 1915 to celebrate the opening of the Celilo Canal are shown tied up at the Kennewick boat landing. The boats carried hundreds of joyous celebrants and public officials in…
Northwest -- Highways -- Washington (#12)
"Panoramic View of the highway grade leading down into that community from the hills."
Northwest -- Highways -- Washington (#11)
"Highway northward through the Grand Coulee, Washington, toward the north end of the Coulee."
Northwest -- Highways -- Idaho (#07)
"The Serpentine highway (A 10-mile section) between Culdesac and Winchester, Idaho."
Northwest -- Highways -- Idaho (#02)
"Winchester grade near Winchester, Idaho. Now by-passed by better highway."
Northwest -- Mullan Road (#11)
"Mullan summit near tree showing Mullan Monument." "Trail marker at the summit of the 4th of July Canyon."
Northwest -- Mullan Road (#13)
"Cobblestone pyramid marker used along the line of the road through Washington."