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Water Steet Viaduct

Water Steet Viaduct from directly overhead

Water Steet Viaduct is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,282 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Liberty Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Vineyard and Valley passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Material
brass
Inscription
Water Street Viaduct built under co-operative agreement by the United States Public Roads Administration, Oregon State Highway Commission, McNutt Bros. & Barham Bros. contractors, 1940

How to reach it

Coordinates45.35894, -122.60783

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks
Waterfalls: 23
  • Singer Falls: 0.1 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 18
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 0.4 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 6.8 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 8.5 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 8.5 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Phantom Bluff: 5.5 mi
  • Madrone Wall: 7.6 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.2 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.3 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Poet's Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Swim beach: 15.5 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 16.8 mi
  • North Beach: 17.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • spring w/concrete cover: 10.9 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 16.8 mi
  • School District Spring: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Water Steet Viaduct. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainSE 136°1,282 m21.8 mi
Walker PeakENE 71°736 m24.5 mi
Bedford PointESE 115°714 m23.0 mi
Pepper MountainENE 61°655 m24.1 mi
Lenhart ButteE 91°638 m21.4 mi
High HillS 175°568 m23.7 mi
Bald PeakW 277°497 m21.9 mi
Highland ButteSE 136°470 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2320:1721:03
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:4815:4216:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434549536065717165564742
Precip in6.54.54.83.82.51.80.50.61.64.26.77.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oregon City, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12694852728

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