(Salem, OR) -- The Oregon Department of Transportation continues to lose ground in maintenance of bridges. The 2025 Bridge Condition report shows 15 percent of three-thousand bridges have weight restrictions, because of their condition. The four-mile long Astoria-Megler Bridge has several concerns. Six-thousand breeding cormorants nest on the bridge and their dropping deteriorate the paint and make it difficult to inspect the bridge. Steel bearings that allow the bridge to expand and contract are corroded and don't move. Plus, due to ship traffic on the Columbia River, the bridge is at risk of being hit. An assessment is underway to determine the vulnerability of a collision.