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1994 Map of Bridal Veil

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Bridal Veil
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1996
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1996

About this map

Bridal Veil sits at the heart of this mid-1990s survey, marking a point where the river economy and early recreational infrastructure converged. The map detail highlights the dramatic transition from the Columbia River shoreline up toward the high ridges of Pepper Mtn and Ross Mountain. This era preserves the extensive network of state parks and protected lands within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, documenting the careful management of landmark sites like Crown Point and the Vista House.

Transportation corridors dominate the river’s edge, where the Union Pacific Railroad and the Columbia River Scenic Highway thread between the water and the basalt cliffs. Away from the main thoroughfares, small settlements like Prindle and Cruzatt appear alongside industrial traces such as the Gravel Pit near Mabee Canyon. Natural features such as the Pillars of Hercules and multiple cataracts, including Latourell Falls and Upper Latourell Falls, define the vertical landscape of the gorge.