Cormorants by the thousands have taken up residence under the landmark Astoria-Megler Bridge over the Columbia River. Their poop can corrode the bridge and that is unacceptable to the Oregon and ...

This weekend, crowds are expected to pack into Astoria, where the city will celebrate one of the most important milestones its ever seen: the 50 th anniversary of the Astoria-Megler Bridge. When it ...

The Astoria-Megler and St. Johns bridges were among the dozens of spans across the country recommended to undergo “vulnerability assessments” by the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — Thousands of federally protected birds are making a new home on the Astoria-Megler Bridge while putting the structure at risk, according to state wildlife officials. James Lawonn, an ...

In the shadow of the Astoria-Megler Bridge, river pilot Anne McIntyre climbs a swinging rope ladder up the side of a 34,000-ton ship, a swift current and a revving tugboat far below. The only ...

The double-crested cormorant is one of many seabirds that love to eat salmon. Many of the birds were driven away from East Sand Island near the mouth of the Columbia River decades ago in an effort to ...

Oregon Department of Transportation crews loaded equipment Tuesday to the Astoria-Megler Bridge to catch debris from falling into the Columbia River during continued repairs. The three-year project to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man has died and a woman was hospitalized after a head-on crash on the Astoria-Megler Bridge just before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to Oregon State Police. The ...

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.

BENEATH THE ASTORIA-MEGLER BRIDGE, Columbia River — White streaks of bird waste paint the steel trusses. Every flat surface and hidey-hole of this bridge is stuffed and stippled with nests. Black ...

One notable recent instance where a long-span truss design was considered was the Columbia River Crossing, a joint effort by the states of Oregon and Washington to replace the pair of existing through ...