The last town on the Oregon side of the Columbia River (before the river joins the sea) is Astoria. It was a teeming port for fishing in pioneer days. At one point many small boats plied the waters adjacent to Astoria town. They had a type of sail plan that caused them to become known as the butterfly fleet and, indeed, they were delightfully colorful during times when they held a sort of regatta, when not seriously fishing.
A current marvel for Astoria visitors is the four-mile-wide bridge over the Columbia from Washington to Oregon. A part of the span is so high that major seagoing ships can go under the bridge comfortably on their voyages to and from river to ocean.
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