Bomb Threat Causes Brief Hood River Bridge Closure

A telephoned bomb threat closed the Port of Hood River Interstate Bridge for about 20 minutes Wednesday night.  Hood River Police Sergeant Andrew Rau says Klickitat County emergency dispatchers received the call at 10:11 p.m. Wednesday that indicated a bomb was on the bridge and would detonate in 20 minutes.  Law enforcement from both Oregon and Washington shut down access to the bridge, and Hood River Police officers visually inspected the bridge deck, walkways, lift span, and lift control center, and did not find anything suspicious.  The bridge reopened at 10:30 p.m.  The threatening phone call came from a large generalized area in Skamania County.  Skamania County Sheriff’s deputies checked the general area the call originated from, but were unable to locate any suspicious activity or persons responsible.

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