Large parts of the original Spirit Lake Highway were destroyed when Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980. The roadway, built in 1903 by Skamania County, was rough, narrow and unpaved until the 1930s.

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Large parts of the original Spirit Lake Highway were destroyed when Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980. The roadway, built in 1903 by Skamania County, was rough, narrow and unpaved until the 1930s.