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Fire leaps Columbia River, burns on Washington side of Gorge

Travelers warned to avoid state Route 14 east of Washougal

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A view from Skamania County of the Eagle Creek Fire burning on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge over Labor Day Weekend. Photo by Mike Gallagher

The massive Eagle Creek Fire burning on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge jumped the Columbia River last night, sparking a separate fire in Skamania County on the Washington side of the Gorge.

The Washington Gorge fire  has burned more than 20 acres on the south side of Archer Mountain, located approximately two miles west of Skamania and about 15 miles east of Washougal.

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