Mountain Passes
How is US 97 from Leavenworth,Wa. to The Dalles,Or. w/5'er in mid Sept. Has anyone driven this stretch?
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Nothing is scary about Toppenish to the Columbia. If you have issue with heights the bridge over the Columbia will give more problems. The highway never has to loop back on itself to gain height. There are stretches with guard rails, but the drop offs are typical for highway embankments.
Speaking of 'dropoffs', the Saleh Creek Bridge on I82 (just north of Yakima) is regarded as one of more beautiful bridges in the state. You don't see much of this beauty from the bridge itself, but there are rest stops at both ends. You also get a distant glimpse of the bridge from WA821. (and for a brief while 821 is 300' above the river).
https://maps.google.com/?ll=46.700377,-120.444638&spn=0.015805,0.024033&t=p&z=15&layer=c&cbll=46.700377,-120.444638&cbp=12,0,,0,0&photoid=po-3825365
Speaking of 'dropoffs', the Saleh Creek Bridge on I82 (just north of Yakima) is regarded as one of more beautiful bridges in the state. You don't see much of this beauty from the bridge itself, but there are rest stops at both ends. You also get a distant glimpse of the bridge from WA821. (and for a brief while 821 is 300' above the river).
https://maps.google.com/?ll=46.700377,-120.444638&spn=0.015805,0.024033&t=p&z=15&layer=c&cbll=46.700377,-120.444638&cbp=12,0,,0,0&photoid=po-3825365
