Motorcycle the Columbia River Gorge | Bridge of the Gods

If you connect the north bank and south bank legs of your tour of the Columbia River Gorge with a crossing at the Bridge of the Gods, you're in for a surprise.

The Bridge of the Gods is a two-lane steel truss cantilever bridge that connects Washington State Highway 14 near Stevenson with Cascade Locks, Oregon. Built in 1926, the first thing you notice is there is a fifty cent toll for motorcycles.

What brings the real surprise is the deck of the bridge. It is a steel grate surface, and causes your vehicle wheels to travel an inch or two laterally as you drive or ride across. This can be an unnerving feeling especially for motorcyclists, but as long as you just relax and let the wheels travel you'll have no problem moving safely across.