Hood River Bridge reopens on Sunday — but to passenger vehicles only

The Hood River Bridge reopened to passenger vehicles early Sunday afternoon, three days after it had been damaged by a crash involving a semi-truck.

The Port of Hood River said its commission approved the reopening of the Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge for the use of passenger vehicles only by 2 p.m. on Sunday, based on recommendations from the authority’s engineering team at a special emergency meeting held Sunday morning.