Historic Columbia River Bridge

The Columbia River Bridge was the first wagon bridge to connect the city of Wenatchee on the west and the land on the east side of the Columbia River. The bridge was opened in January of 1908 to replace the ferry that carried people and products from one side of the river to the other. Not only was the bridge a means of getting traffic across the river, but it was also used to pipe irrigation water to the dry lands on the east side of the river.

Today the bridge is open to pedestrian traffic only and is now a part of the Apple Capital Loop Trail. An irrigation pipeline still carries water across the bridge.