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 ...

The Astoria Bridge was temporarily closed on Thursday afternoon due to a crash. Motorists were advised to postpone trips or take alternate routes. U.S. Highway 101 over the bridge connects Oregon and ...

Oregon transportation officials say the state’s many bridges are at low risk for a catastrophe like the collapse of a Baltimore bridge Tuesday after a cargo ship collision. At least six construction ...

Worn and outdated signs along U.S. Highway 101 are set to be replaced by the Oregon Department of Transportation in an effort to increase safety and visibility for drivers. Starting next week, sign ...

By Bob Duke Compiled from the pages of daily Astoria newspapers 10 years ago — 2016 The C-130 Hercules motored north along ...

ASTORIA Ore. (KPTV) - With the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge gripping national headlines, many in the Pacific Northwest are looking at the safety of local bridges. Known commonly as ...

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 ...

Federal officials are warning that two important bridges connecting Washington state to Oregon could be at risk of collapsing in a ship strike like the deadly Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An older man was rescued from the waters beneath the New Youngs Bay Bridge near Astoria on Thursday night, authorities said. According to the United States Coast Guard, Astoria ...