Check out the link if you are interesed in the history of Highway 101.
History Of Oregon's Highway 101 It is a magnificent road. We traveled almost every mile, some of it bike friendly and some of it not. We crossed numerous bridges, some of them scary and some of them not, and through both of its tunnels. Before entering the tunnels, there is a button to push. This activates the blinking signal with the big sign that reads:
Cyclist in Tunnel. Not the best of protection, but better than nothing. Actually, when we were cycling through the first tunnel, we had a kind motorist drive very slowly behind us which prevented any other car from coming past. She was getting out of her car at the vista point a little past the tunnel and told us she is a cyclist herself and always does that when she drives this route. We thanked her from the bottom of our hearts. The other tunnel was pretty short and the traffic was light, so we were lucky on both counts. We have cycled through numerous tunnels on our travels and I've never felt "in danger", but it is no fun when a truck or motorcycle roars past, or a car decides that honking their horn is a fun thing to do. Here's a look at some of those bridges and tunnels:
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The Astoria Bridge This is the really scary one we didn't have to cross! |
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Depoe Bay Bridge
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Newport Bridge
We left Newport around 9 am so the traffic on the bridge was pretty light.
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| Bridge at Heceta Head leading to the Cape Creek Tunnel |
