Vancouver Land Bridge
The Vancouver Land Bridge connects Vancouver Waterfront Park to the Vancouver, Washington portion of the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site using a path similar to an ancient Native American trail.[1][2][3] The bridge, which spans Highway 14, has been described as "the most visible part of the larger" Confluence Project.[4]
Vancouver Land Bridge | |
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-2.jpg.webp) Part of the bridge in 2013 | |
| Coordinates | 45°37′15″N 122°40′00″W |
| Locale | Vancouver, Washington, U.S. |
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One of the bridge's observation points, overlooking Fort Vancouver
Designed and built as a collaborative effort between Pacific Northwest Native American tribes and architects Johnpaul Jones and Maya Lin, the bridge is 1/3rd of a mile long and the location specifically chosen by Native American tribes in the Columbia River watershed to mark a cultural and spiritual symbolic area.[3]
References
- "Vancouver Land Bridge".
- "Off Beat: Vancouver Land Bridge provides long-term span of history". The Columbian. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- Cipolle, Alex V. (May 20, 2021). "Along the Columbia River, Making a Monument of the Land". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- "Vancouver Land Bridge reconnects a river to a people, a past". 18 October 2009.
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