​This year, Oregon is celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Oregon Department of Transportation, which began life as the “Oregon Highway Department” in 1913. Ferries, like the Boones Ferry pictured to the left, were a common way to traverse rivers up until the 1950s. Today, there are only a handful of ferries operating in Oregon. Read more about impressive eras of transportation progress; innovators, their creations, and the Oregonians who supported them; and noteworthy achievements that have helped shape Oregon’s highly valued way of life.