It isn't everyday that our journeymen are met with the unique and challenging experience of performing their work at 170 feet in the air, suspended over the beautiful Columbia River; but in the months of March and April that's exactly what they did. A Brief History of the Hood River Bridge: Built by the Oregon-Washington Bridge Company and opened on December 9th 1924, the Hood River Bridge is the 2nd oldest bridge spanning the Columbia River. It exte the width of the Columbia