Mitchell Tunnel Progress

Historic Columbia River Hwy

Feb 25th, 2022

Images by A J Zelada

Western Portal

Above: Looking up at Mitchell Point slope

and walking westward away from western portal

Above and Below Images: Entering the Eastern Portal and seeing the adits (windows) looking from the tunnel northward across the Columbia and toward Washington state.

Left: vertical panorama while standing at the edge of the Adit looking into the tunnel with the ceiling is stretched above the camera. Don't back up! River below!

Below: The Drill tip

and the driver of the Drill.

The blast zone facing west inside the eastern portal

Below Great light spilling into the tunnel of the adit; further east is the exit and light of the eastern portal.

Above: looking East and across the

Mighty Columbia River

To the Top

Images by A J Zelada