On June 27 at approximately 10:15 a.m., the arm of the excavator struck at least six locations on the north and south support tower and lift span. Right away, the Port of Hood River closed the bridge and engineers completed a constructability review.
Chelsea Marr / file photo
On June 27 at approximately 10:15 a.m., the arm of the excavator struck at least six locations on the north and south support tower and lift span. Right away, the Port of Hood River closed the bridge and engineers completed a constructability review.
Chelsea Marr / file photo
By Kevin Greenwood
Port of Hood River
Full report at columbiagorgenews.com.
HOOD RIVER — The American Council of Engineering Companies of Oregon, the statewide professional association representing private engineering firms, has awarded its State Project of the Year honor to the Port of Hood River and its structural bridge engineer of record, HDR, for their response to a June 27, 2024, emergency on the Hood River–White Salmon Bridge.
The award recognizes the engineering excellence, innovation, and public value demonstrated after a semi-truck carrying an excavator struck multiple overhead structural members on the 100-year-old lift bridge, forcing its closure and disrupting the only Columbia River crossing between Hood River and White Salmon.
As documented in the After Action Report, the port’s response was guided by two priorities: public safety first and reopening the bridge as quickly as engineering allowed. The successful execution of those priorities — under intense public scrutiny and on an accelerated timeline — now stands as a benchmark example of effective emergency management and the basis for statewide and national professional recognition.
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