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The Oregon City Municipal Elevator is a 〔 elevator which connects two neighborhoods in Oregon City in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the only outdoor municipal elevator in the U.S.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Mount Hood Territory History, Museums, Historic Sites and Transportation )〕 and one of only four in the world.〔Deanna Hart, "(Going to the next level )," ''American City and County Magazine'', June 2008, page 62〕 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,〔Bella, Rick (October 5, 1989). "Getting a lift out of life". ''The Oregonian'', p. B3.〕 and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. == Geography of Oregon City == The city of Oregon City includes dramatic changes in elevation. The city's central business district is sandwiched between the Willamette River and a basalt cliff, and is only several blocks wide. At the top of the cliff lies another neighborhood. Indian trails negotiating the cliffside were used originally to connect the two areas beginning with the founding of the town in 1829. Numerous stairways were built in the mid-1860s,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Oregon City Municipal Elevator )〕 but a better transportation solution was needed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oregon City Municipal Elevator」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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