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Hood River-White Salmon Bridge

Hood River County, Oregon, and Klickitat County, Washington

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Hood River-White Salmon Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on July 11, 2008

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BH Photo #117420

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Overview
Vertical lift bridge over Columbia River in Hood River
Location
Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon, and Klickitat County, Washington
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
Slated for demolition and replacement.
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 2017)
14,600
Inventory numbers
OR 06645 (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 29984 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2018)
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)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1924 (776)
Built during 1920s (10,257)
C.B. Wing (1)
Columbia River (43)
Deck truss (1,927)
Doomed (1,068)
Gilpin Construction (7)
Gray & Chandler (1)
Have street view (28,918)
Hood River County, Oregon (27)
Hood River, Oregon (7)
Klickitat County, Washington (28)
Movable (3,116)
NR-eligible (4,109)
Navigable waterway (2,204)
Open (40,969)
 Oregon (1,260)
Oregon-Washington Bridge Co. (1)
Owned by state (16,564)
Pratt deck truss (407)
Pratt truss (10,306)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,259)
State line crossing (913)
Steel grate deck (467)
Toll (177)
Total length over 2500 feet (951)
Tower Drive Vertical Lift (64)
Truss (35,504)
Vertical lift (428)
Washington (1,381)
White Salmon, Washington (1)

Update Log 

  • April 25, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • April 6, 2021: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed.
  • May 7, 2020: New photos from Mike Garland
  • April 25, 2020: New photos from Mike Garland
  • April 18, 2020: New photos from Mike Garland
  • March 14, 2020: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
  • July 11, 2018: New photos from Mike Garland
  • June 8, 2018: New photos from Adam
  • April 7, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
  • March 18, 2018: New photo from Leslie R trick
  • February 10, 2015: Photos imported by Dave King
  • October 15, 2014: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • May 30, 2013: New photo from M. D. Caillet
  • April 3, 2013: New Street View added by Mike Goff
  • April 14, 2010: New Street View added by James Baughn
  • July 30, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff
  • July 14, 2008: New photos from Michael Goff

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Hood River Bridge: - Port of Hood River bridge infromation page
  • Wikipedia - Hood River Bridge
  • Douglas Butler
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Leslie R Trick - Leslie [dot] Trick [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Richard Doody
  • Adam
  • Mike Garland - Rapier342 [at] comcast [dot] net
  • Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Nathan Holth
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Engineering News-Record 1925-04-30: Vol 94 Iss 18

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