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 identified 68 bridges across the U.S. that should undergo reviews to determine their vulnerability to collapse in a ship strike.

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 ...

White streaks of bird waste paint the steel trusses beneath the Astoria-Megler Bridge over the Columbia River. Every flat surface and hidey-hole of this bridge is stuffed and stippled with nests.