In the north-central region of the State of Washington, the first road bridge to cross the Columbia River in the United States was officially opened 114 years ago, on January 20, 1908. Another bridge that crossed the Columbia River in Canada was built earlier.
The Columbia River Bridge (also known now as the Old Wenatchee Bridge) at Wenatchee was built by the Washington Bridge Company over a two-year period. Its primary use was to carry irrigation pipelines across the river to aid apple...