Kennewick in Benton County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

“The Green Bridge”

1922

Photographed by Clayton Pickett, April 12, 2026

1. "The Green Bridge" Marker

Inscription.
Originally dedicated the "Golden Rivet". It was the final link to the first transcontinental highway called the Yellowstone Trail.

National Register of Historic Places

National History Day of Washington
Historical Marker Competition
Winners - Celia Baynes & Jennifer Meier

Erected by Quiring Monuments, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.

Location. 46° 12.882′ N, 119° 6.377′ W. Marker is in Kennewick, Washington, in Benton County. It can be reached from North Gum Street (Washington Route 397) 0.2 miles north of East Columbia Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kennewick WA 99336, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Washington’s Columbia Basin and in Yakima Valley.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Call of the River (approx. 0.4 miles away); Clover Island (approx. half a mile away); Pasco-Kennewick Old Bridge (approx. half a mile away); The Intercity Bridge (approx. half a mile away); The Shootout at Poplar Grove (approx. 0.7 miles away); Downtown Kennewick (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Methodist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kennewick.

The former Green Bridge abutment on the right and the modern Ed Hendler Bridge on the left. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Clayton Pickett, April 12, 2026

2. The former Green Bridge abutment on the right and the modern Ed Hendler Bridge on the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2026, by Clayton Pickett of Richland, Washington. This page has been viewed 21 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2026, by Clayton Pickett of Richland, Washington. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.