Sunset Highway

Can you believe it's been over a century since the first cars crossed the Cascade Mountains? The journey has transformed dramatically since those early days.

The first bridge to transport cars across the Columbia River was built in 1908, bridging Wenatchee and East Wenatchee. This bridge has been known for many decades as the Pedestrian Bridge.   Last year (2023), the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center announced that the 115-year-old bridge was named the W.T. Clark Pipeline B...

A man is recovering in the hospital after receiving burns in a brush fire along the banks of the Columbia River in East Wenatchee on Tuesday night. Crews from the Wenatchee Valley Fire Department were dispatched to the 1600 block of Sunset Highway at 8:18 p.m. w...

In the past several weeks, I have patiently waited in area road construction projects. The two projects, mentioned below both deal with roundabouts - one at White Trail Road in Quincy, the other in Wenatchee at the intersection of HWY 2 and Easy Street...

As a longtime resident of the Wenatchee Valley, I've driven Sunset Highway, in East Wenatchee more than I can count. This stretch of road is part of a historic highway system that connected the Seattle area with Spokane. The Sunset Highway, a major state highway, was established in 1913 and officially completed on July 1, 1915...