Vista Ridge Tunnels

These tunnels are famous for the honking but a lot of people do it wrong. First a little history, before these tunnels were modernized for car traffic there was only the 1 tunnnel, thats now the inbound tunnel (going downtown). The honking tradition is left over from a deadly crash and pileup in 1928 in that tunnel when the old light mysteriously turned off and 8 people died, including a famous inventor. When that happened a big posted warning requiring inbound drivers to honk on Friday and Saturday nights (the crash happened on the weekend apparently). So please observe the tradition by only honking fridays and saturdays inbound tunnel only. Dont just randomly honk all the time either tunnel.
Feb 22nd, 2024

Dec 18th, 2023

Imagine having your house right above the tunnels! The Vista Ridge tunnels were built between 1969 and 1970. Because theyre the only major tunnels in Portland, residents LOVE to blow their horns when passing through. Dont be surprised if you hear car horns the whole way through. The tunnels also have a curve at the west end which can be a bit nerve wracking if youre a newcomer.
Sep 11th, 2023

It's a fun tunnel but I've had better.
Mar 22nd, 2023

Honk your horn!
Dec 1st, 2022