Hood River-White Salmon Bridge

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Photo taken by Michael Goff on July 11, 2008

BH Photo #117420

Overview: Vertical lift bridge over Columbia River in Hood River
Location: White Salmon, Hood River County, Oregon, and Klickitat County, Washington
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1924, 1938 Lift span added and bridge raised as a result of the construction of Bonneville Dam.
Builders: - C.B. Wing (Consulting Engineer - Professor Stanford University)
- Gilpin Construction (Contractor)
- Gray & Chandler (Contractor)
- Oregon-Washington Bridge Co. (Toll Bridge Company)
Design: Pratt deck truss with vertical lift span
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 262.2 ft.
Total length: 4,418.2 ft. (0.8 mi.)
Deck width: 18.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.7 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +45.71806, -121.49472 (decimal degrees)
45°43'05" N, 121°29'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/617147/5063824 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: White Salmon
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 13,300
Inventory numbers: OR 06645 (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 29984 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2015): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 48.8 (out of 100)
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