Envisioned to look like a sailboat, the Grant Street Pier finally sails above the Columbia River in downtown Vancouver. Suspended by steel cables and anchored deep into the shore, the new public pier now hangs 90 feet over the water between the Interstate 5 Bridge and the BNSF Railway bridge downstream.
Grant Street Pier Is Now Floating Above The Water
Troy Brynelson, The Columbian
Thu, 01/11/2018 - 5:50pm
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Topics: Washington Clark County Vancouver
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