The Oregon City Municipal Elevator is a 130-foot (40 m) elevator which connects two neighborhoods in Oregon City in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the only outdoor municipal elevator in the US and one of only four in the world. The upper portion contains an observation deck which accounts for its flying saucer appearance.
There have been two elevators at this location; the current elevator was built in 1954-55.
Read more about Oregon City Municipal Elevator: Geography of Oregon City, Initial Elevator, Current Elevator
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