Coast Guard receives proposal for Snake River bridge construction near Nyssa, Ore.

Coast Guard receives proposal for Snake River bridge construction near Nyssa, Ore.
Seattle, WA – The 13th Coast Guard District, has received an application from Alscott Farms, LLC Company, requesting approval for plans of two replacement bridges to be constructed across the Snake River to Gamble Island between Malheur County, Ore., and Payette County, Idaho. WATERWAY AND LOCATION: Snake River at latitude: 43°54’26.4” N, longitude: 116° 58’ 40.2” W. PROPOSAL: The proposed...

Coast Guard receives bridge permit application

Coast Guard receives bridge permit application
SEATTLE — Rear Adm. David G. Throop, Commander of the Coast Guard’s Thirteenth District, has received a bridge permit application from the Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) Western Federal Lands Highway Division (WFLHD) requesting approval of location and plans for the replacement of a fixed pedestrian pack animal bridge over a navigable waterway of the United States, located on the...

Coast Guard requests comment on proposed Idaho bridge

Coast Guard requests comment on proposed Idaho bridge
SEATTLE — Rear Adm. David G. Throop, Commander of the Coast Guard’s Thirteenth District, has received an application from the Idaho Department of Transportation (IDOT), Feb. 14, 2019, requesting approval for the location and plans for replacement of the Marsing City SH-55 Bridge over the Snake River, which is a navigable waterway of the United States. The public is highly encouraged to...

Keeping mariners safe on the Northwest’s high desert

Keeping mariners safe on the Northwest's high desert
Story and photos by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley. Imagine being recently out of basic training and new to a unit. Its early morning and you find yourself harnessed in cliffside conducting maintenance on a navigational aid when you are greeted by the sound of hundreds of small leathery wings. For Fireman Abby Hamann that experience defined her first visit to the Snake River. “I was up on this...