The National Transportation Safety Board is urging government agencies to study 68 U.S. bridges frequented by ocean-going vessels and constructed before current risk standards were established. The ...

Federal officials are warning that two important bridges connecting Washington state to Oregon could be at risk of collapsing in a ship strike like the deadly Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster in ...

ASTORIA Ore. (KPTV) - Maintenance repairs to the Astoria-Megler Bridge will not begin until late August or early September, according to ODOT. Construction is expected to last through January 2026.

Protective fenders on the piers of the Astoria-Megler Bridge’s southern high span are not designed to protect against major ship collisions. The Astoria-Megler Bridge near the mouth of the Columbia ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended that nearly 70 bridges across the U.S. should conduct a vulnerability assessment as part of an ongoing investigation into ...

Cycle Oregon The Weekend 2008 included a second-day ride across the Astoria Megler Bridge. It rises about 230 feet above the mouth of the Columbia and runs for just over 4 miles. There was a modest ...