The Historic Sunset Highway
in Washington
Tanner
The Historic Sunset Highway
in Washington
Tanner
Tanner
Not much can be found about Tanner. From what I could find is that this little town was home to the Tanner Sawmill. It operated from the 1900's to the 1960's. The town was situated along the old channel of the river.
What makes this place special is that it was at the crossing of the Milwaukee Road, Northern Pacific and Sunset Highway. Nothing remains of this place today except for some foundations. You can park here and walk the Snoqualmie trail (the old Milwaukee road) and view the remains of the Tanner mill.
1913 map of North Bend and Tanner. 
Current Map showing the Tanner sawmill site. 
Map showing Tanner Rd and location of the following pictures. 
Pic 1. Looking northwest at the Intersection of Tanner Rd & 436th Ave SE. |
Pic 2. Looking southeast on Tanner Rd. 
Pic 3. Looking southeast on Tanner Rd. This segment of the old highway has been blocked. In the distance to the right is where the Tanner Mill was. 
Pic 4. Looking west at the old highway. The 1930's alignment is the current road to the right. The Tanner Mill site is to the left. The Sunset Highway, The Milwaukee Road and the Northern Pacific all crossed each other here. The Milwaukee Road right-of-way is this side of the blocks going in a diagonal direction. I am standing on the Northern Pacific right-of-way which parallels the 1930's Highway. 
Pic 5. Looking east at the 1930's realignment from North Bend. The spot where this photo was taken is the opposite of pic 4. Between the stop sign and telephone pole is the old Northern Pacific Railroad grade. |
©2014 - 2020 sunset-hwy.com
All Rights Reserved