Hood River Bridge
| Hood River Bridge | |
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| Carries | Vehicles |
| Crosses | Columbia River |
| Locale | Between Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon, USA and White Salmon, Klickitat County, Washington, USA |
| Official name | White Salmon Bridge[1] |
| Other name(s) | Hood River Bridge |
| Maintained by | Port of Hood River |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Through-truss with a vertical lift |
| Total length | 1,346.67 metres (4,418.2 ft)[1] |
| Longest span | 79.92 metres (262.2 ft)[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | December 9, 1924[1] |
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The Hood River Bridge is a truss bridge with a vertical lift that spans the Columbia River between Hood River, Oregon and White Salmon, Washington. It connects Interstate 84/U.S. Route 30 on the Oregon side with Washington State Route 14.
The bridge is currently the second oldest road bridge across the Columbia between Washington and Oregon. It was built by the Oregon-Washington Bridge Company and opened on December 9, 1924. The original name was the Waucoma Interstate Bridge.
Construction of the Bonneville Dam 23 miles (37 km) downstream forced the bridge to be altered in 1938 to accommodate the resulting elevated river levels. On December 12, 1950 the Port of Hood River purchased the bridge from the Oregon-Washington Bridge Co. for $800,000.
The bridge is operated as a toll bridge by the Port of Hood River. Currently the tolls are set to $1.00 per axle for vehicles, and $0.50 for motorcycles. Bicycles and pedestrians are prohibited from crossing the bridge.
20 piers are used to support the total length of 4,418 ft (1347 m). When closed the vertical waterway clearance is 67 ft (20m). This increases to 148 ft (45 m) when the bridge is open, which typically happens once or twice a month. The horizontal waterway clearance of the lift span is 246 ft (75 m).
It is located at river mile 169, between Bridge of the Gods at RM 148 and The Dalles Bridge at RM 191.
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External links
- Port of Hood River - History of the bridge
- Replacement bridge summary, Full Report (10MB).
- Bridge FAQ
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Crossings of the Columbia River
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- Road bridges in Washington (state)
- Columbia River Gorge
- Toll bridges in Oregon
- Toll bridges in Washington (state)
- Vertical lift bridges
- Bridges completed in 1924
- Towers in Washington (state)
- Bridges over the Columbia River
- Buildings and structures in Hood River, Oregon
- Transportation in Hood River County, Oregon
- Buildings and structures in Klickitat County, Washington
- Transportation in Klickitat County, Washington
- Road bridges in Oregon
- 1924 establishments in Oregon
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