{
  "name": "Historic Columbia River Highway",
  "slug": "historic-columbia-river-highway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/historic-columbia-river-highway/",
  "summary": "Samuel Lancaster's 1913 cliff-hung byway threading the waterfall corridor of the Columbia Gorge, past Vista House and Multnomah Falls.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "US 30 Historic"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Oregon",
    "start": {
      "name": "Crown Point (Vista House)",
      "lat": 45.539442,
      "lon": -122.244699
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Ainsworth State Park",
      "lat": 45.601114,
      "lon": -122.046447
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 12.1,
    "lengthKm": 19.5,
    "driveMinutes": 25,
    "corners": 70,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 6,
    "summitMetres": 229.9,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Heavy tourist traffic in waterfall season",
    "Narrow blind masonry curves",
    "Damp shaded surface under tree canopy"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "gorge",
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Crown Point",
    "Shepperd's Dell Falls",
    "Bridal Veil Falls"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 128
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}