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Although there had been efforts to link Grant and Kittitas County since 1915, it was not until 1927 that a 1,636fDot cantilever truss was constructed across the Columbia River at Vantage. The steel structure consisted of four 168foot steel Warren deck trusses, two 220 fODt steel anchor arms, two 160 foot cantilever trusses, and Dne 200 foot sus-pended span. The bridge at Vantage was one Df four large cantilever highway bridges built across the CDlumbia Riverduring the 20's, cDnfirming the prDliferatiDn and permanence of the automobile. It served as a link acrDSS the Columbiauntil the construction Df the Wanapam Dam in the early 1960's necessitated a bridge at a higher elevation. At this timethe Vantage Bridge was dismantled by the State Department of Transportation, and the structural components were stDred.

In 1968, the bridge was re-erected Dn newly cDnstructed piers over the Snake River at Lyons Ferry as part Df a newSeCOndq~ state highwoy. It re~lqced a ferry systemdthqt had been in service for over 100 Years. In its new lo~~~the brlgge assumed a length of 20~O feet wltn the ad ltlon of four prestressed concrete b~e~awm~s~. ~laORIGINAL~E PRESENTU~ IA~~IVEUSE

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The lyons Ferry Bridge is a rather late example of the once common practice of reusing a truss at differentlocations. Part of the merit of the truss lies in the versatility and economy of its design. Because of the standardi-zation of its parts, it can be easily rebuilt to fit the dimensions of several crossings during its lifetime.

The Snake River Bridge is representative of the cantilever truss, a truss form used in the construction of longspan bridges. It is significant as part of the major construction of long-span highway bridges that occurred inW~~hington gat~ during. the 20's., I\r1dit is si nificant in the manner' which. it d!TIo .tr~~~~'#4QFs;tHRY-G-nHe111h'~~~lTir ~ r" - H'M:-- "-~._,,

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Over a period of several nu l l ion years, basalt f101'IS covered much of south-central 01south-eastern Hashington State. In some areas, dr t l l ing revealed depths of over10,000 feet and s t i l l the extent of lava had not been reached. 5011 which subsequen t 'covered much of the basalt was stripped from the land during a ser1es of catastroph1'floods, "the last of Wh1Chwas ext una ted to have occurred some 12,000 years ago. Hue!of the land has a barren, dry, isolated, "ot.hcr-wor l d" feeling. The scab1ands ofeas.ern Wosh1ngton are, 1n fact, a un1que geologic format10n. '

The Snake River, at the Lyons Ferry Cross mq , has cut through over one thousand feetof successive layers of basalt, leaving rugged cl i f fs and benches framing the flyer.The Palouse River Joins the Snake Inme dt ate ly upstream of the cross ins s i te and alsohas cut a deep canyon about n1ne m11es back from the confluence, producing 0 speLtac"ular waterfa l l of one hundred and ninety-eight feet, higher than Niagara Falls.

The s i te 15 located in a reglOn wi th hot and dry summers and cool and dry winters .. \·ihere there are not coulees and lava outcrops, dry1and farming can be: practiced.

Lives tock also graze in the req ion , There are sem-active sand dunes and bl owoutsnearby. The tmme dt at.e area as Ile11 as the sur-round mq coun trys i de is treeless androcky. Sagebrush and rattlesnakes abound. ~larmes Rockshelter, a listing in theNat10na1 Req i s ter of Ht s tor ic Places, is about two and one he l f miles up the PalouseRiver. Aena1 photographs show a rugged di sected topography along the river wi th11tt1e habitation. Popu1at10n dens1ty is almost two persons per square mile.

\'1th the completion of Lover 11onumenta1 Lock and Dam a lake, less than one-half milein wi dth , has been created Wh1Ch covers the ferry slips. State Highway 261, justupstream from tbe ferry landing, crosses "he Snake at Lyons Ferry, the first hi qhwayfrom the confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers to bridge the former stream.The Union Pac t f i c Rat l ro ad Joso Bridge is trnne dta te l y downstream from the formerferry l andmq, It appears that the Hul l an Road crossed the Snake closer to the10cat10n of the ra11road br1dge.

Recreation Iac i l ities have been developed in recent years w ith the creation of LyonsFerry State Park at the meeting of the Palouse and Snake Rivers. The Palouse RiverCanyon, a natural area of hi qh scenic quality and wildlife values which 'extendsnorthwar-d from the Snake River, has been reserved for mtcns ive wi l dl i fe management.

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Although the bridges and the Stdte Park are intrusions on the topography, theirappearance 1S ObV10us1y of structures superimposed on a timeless landscape IIh1Ch forall intents and purposes is as it was for hundreds if not thousands of years into thepast. The basic geology of the region has changed 11ttle 1n the past 12,000 yearsand looks very much as i t di d when the native peoples crossed Snake River at themouth of the Palouse.

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Historic Register Report

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Historic Name: Snake River Bridge(Lyons Ferry)Address: North of SR 12City: Lyons FerryCounty: Columbia

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Historic Use: TransportationStyle: NoneBuilt: 1906Architect:Builder:

Smithsonian Number: 45CO00031Date Listed: 7/16/1982

Resource Count: 1

Listing Status: WHR/NRClassification: STR

Area of Significance: EngineeringLevel of Significance: LocalListing Criteria: A, C

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