train tunnel – Wild Columbia County

The old tunnel through Nehalem Divide

Nehalem Divide Tunnel west end with waterfalls crown zellerbach trail scappoose-vernonia columbia county northwest oregon

The Nehalem Divide stands west of Scappoose, separating streams that flow to the Columbia River from streams that flow to the Nehalem River. In 1920 a logging company tunneled its railroad straight through this barrier. This massive railway-and-logging operation pulled trees from Vernonia and across the Nehalem Valley out to the Columbia River, moving aContinue reading “The old tunnel through Nehalem Divide”