Hood Canal Bridge

(written February 18, 2018) 
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The Hood Canal Bridge is a floating bridge that connects the Kitsap Peninsula to the Olympic Peninsula ...  It is the third longest floating bridge, the longest floating bridge in saltwater.  It was opened up to traffic in 1961. It was the second concrete floating bridge constructed in Washtington.

In 1979, on February 13th, during s wind storm of 85 mph with gusts around 120 mph, and at 7am the western half of the bridge broke loose and sunk.  Luckily the bridge was closed down for the windstorm and the tower crew had been evacuated; no causalities resulted.

Of course the bridge was closed down after the devastating break.  Efforts to fix the bridge started on June 15, 1976.  A ferry from Lofall to South Point was opened back up.  The ferry had stopped between those two points aftee the Hood Canal was opened.  And additional ferry route between Edmonds and Port Townsend was also established.

The bridge reopened as a toll bridge on October 25, 1982. The tolls were lifted in 1985.

The photos I took were taken on the west end of the bridge looking over to the Kitsap Peninsula.

Noah yelling at me.  He was ... literally .... yelling at me.

The bridge also opens up so that ships and boats can pass through.

This a must see cool thing to cross off your bucket list!  Or just say that you've driven across it.