Bonneville Power Administration South Bank Substation, I-84, South of Bonneville Dam Powerhouse, Bonneville, Multnomah County, OR
Summary
Significance: South Bank Substation was one of the first substations constructed by the Bonneville Power Administration. It is historically significant because it served to energize the BPA's first transmission line, which in turn provided electricity to the agency's first customer, the City of Cascade Locks, Oregon. The substation was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Survey number: HAER OR-4
Building/structure dates: 1939 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1987 Demolished
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 86000727
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Wright , Dean R
Drake, Wyamn & Voss Incorporated
Bonneville Power Administration
Rice, Harvey S, photographer
Holstine, Craig, photographer
Holstine, Craig, historian
Location
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html