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Travelers along Marcola Road in Springfield have been encountering construction work as they utilize the Hayden Bridge to cross the McKenzie River.
The list includes two in Oregon: the St. Johns Bridge, built in 1931, and the Astoria-Megler Bridge, built in 1966. The report comes in response to the collapse last year of Baltimore’s Francis ...
Sixteen bridges Oregon owns had restrictions placed on them last year due to major defects. Funding for bridge replacement remains a challenge, with only a few bridges replaced annually.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The National Transportation Safety Board has now issued 4 urgent recommendations on bridges in Oregon and nationwide in the wake of the deadly bridge collapse in Baltimore.
The Center Street Bridge is one of two across the Willamette River that connects West Salem and Salem. Neither of the bridges — which are used by a combined daily average of about 90,000 vehicles — ...
Arch bridges are one of the oldest types of bridges and have great natural strength. Instead of pushing straight down, the weight of an arch bridge is carried outward along the curve of the arch ...
More than 90 bridges the state of Oregon owns have restrictions on them due to major defects. Two were replaced last year.
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.