One of the main routes across the Umtanum Ridge was a toll road constructed in the 1880s by Jacob Durr through the Wenas Valley and Shushuskin Canyon, west of the canyon route.
In the 1880s, Jacob Durr constructed a toll road that connected one side of the Umtanum Ridge to the other via the Wenas Valley and Shushuskin Canyon. This road was positioned west of the canyon path.