Multnomah Falls
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Multnomah Falls – type: tiered & plunge
The queen of all American cataracts; the second largest year-round falls in America; the highest and grandest of the numerous falls along the Columbia River Highway. There is a sheer fall of six hundred feet from Larch Mtn. into a rock basin, and this is always a boiling, seething cauldron. With its dense growth of ferns and shrubbery, it is nature's symphony in water, rock and foliage. Multnomah Falls was created when floodwaters incised the main canyon.
Benson Bridge at Multnomah Falls
Is a span of architectural beauty, clinging from chasm to chasm, permitting
one to observe the beautiful Falls of Multnomah plunging into the "Devil's
Punch Bowl". A miniature rainbow refreshes the memory of the observer as the
far-flung mist sparkles in the sunlight.
I love those old Columbia Highway bridges. There are a lot of them left, and they aren't all the same -- there are several different designs. They are all close to one hundred years old now. Take a look at Multnomah Falls bridge.
Rapid uplift of this region over the last two million years has forced the Columbia River to incise the Gorge we see today. However side streams like Multnomah Creek, did not have the erosive power of the Columbia and were left behind to plunge off the Gorge’s basalt cliffs. Multnomah Falls is a “side effect” of the geologic origin of the Gorge. The lodge offers visitors a place to relax and take in some refreshments and dining. It was built in 1925 by the City of Portland. Rangers are inside the visitors center to answer any questions.
Oregon State Archives, Secretary of State