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.
One of the principal pathways across the Umtanum Ridge involved a toll road built in the 1880s by Jacob Durr through the Wenas Valley and Shushuskin Canyon, situated west of the canyon route.