City of Troutdale, Oregon.
Beaver Creek flows through a protected greenway that runs the length of the city.
Residents and hikers use the footbridge to enjoy the 80 acres of natural surroundings on both sides of the creek. Built on a huge tree trunk spanning the creek, the footbridge is reminiscent of the way that Troutdale's earliest residents would have crossed the creek. The confluence of Beaver Creek and the Sandy River, and the flow of those two waterways into the Columbia River, created a gathering place where goods and information were exchanged. Native Americans camped and hunted on the plateau above Beaver Creek, descending to the river to dip spring smelt. The explorers Lewis and Clark hunted here and gathered vital information about the area from the Chinookan Indians.