Agate Pass Bridge
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The Agate Pass Bridge is a structural steel
truss cantilever bridge
spanning Agate Pass
, connecting Bainbridge Island to the Kitsap Peninsula
. It was built in 1950, and it replaced a car ferry service which dated from the 1920s. The bridge provides a direct route along Washington State Route 305
between Seattle, via the Seattle-Bainbridge Island ferry, and the Kitsap Peninsula
.
The Agate Pass Bridge is 1229 feet (374.6 m) long and is 75 feet (22.9 m) above the water and has a channel clearance of 300 feet (91.4 m) between piers.
The original construction cost $1,351,363 of was paid out of the motor vehicle fund, and operated as a toll bridge
from October 7, 1950 until October 1, 1951, when costs were repaid by a bond issue passed by the Washington State Legislature
. The Washington Toll Bridge Authority
managed the bridge during the year it took to repay the bond.
The Agate Pass Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
.
Structural steel
Structural steel is steel construction material, a profile, formed with a specific shape or cross section and certain standards of chemical composition and mechanical properties...
truss cantilever bridge
Cantilever bridge
A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using cantilevers, structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end. For small footbridges, the cantilevers may be simple beams; however, large cantilever bridges designed to handle road or rail traffic use trusses built from...
spanning Agate Pass
Agate Pass
Agate Pass or Agate Passage is a high-current tidal strait in Puget Sound connecting Port Madison and Port Orchard. It lies between Bainbridge Island and the mainland of the Kitsap Peninsula near Suquamish. It is the northern entrance to Port Orchard, extending about one mile in a straight,...
, connecting Bainbridge Island to the Kitsap Peninsula
Kitsap Peninsula
The Kitsap Peninsula is an arm of land that is part of the larger Olympic Peninsula in Washington state that lies west of Seattle across Puget Sound. Hood Canal separates Kitsap Peninsula from the rest of the Olympic Peninsula...
. It was built in 1950, and it replaced a car ferry service which dated from the 1920s. The bridge provides a direct route along Washington State Route 305
Washington State Route 305
State Route 305 is an east/west route in Kitsap County, Washington, United States.-Route description:SR 305 is located mostly within Kitsap County on the western side the Puget Sound. Its northwestern end is at an interchange with the SR 3 freeway northwest of Poulsbo. The Agate Pass Bridge lies...
between Seattle, via the Seattle-Bainbridge Island ferry, and the Kitsap Peninsula
Kitsap Peninsula
The Kitsap Peninsula is an arm of land that is part of the larger Olympic Peninsula in Washington state that lies west of Seattle across Puget Sound. Hood Canal separates Kitsap Peninsula from the rest of the Olympic Peninsula...
.
The Agate Pass Bridge is 1229 feet (374.6 m) long and is 75 feet (22.9 m) above the water and has a channel clearance of 300 feet (91.4 m) between piers.
The original construction cost $1,351,363 of was paid out of the motor vehicle fund, and operated as a toll bridge
Toll bridge
A toll bridge is a bridge over which traffic may pass upon payment of a toll, or fee.- History :The practice of collecting tolls on bridges probably harks back to the days of ferry crossings where people paid a fee to be ferried across stretches of water. As boats became impractical to carry large...
from October 7, 1950 until October 1, 1951, when costs were repaid by a bond issue passed by the Washington State Legislature
Washington State Legislature
The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a bipartisan, bicameral body, composed of the lower Washington House of Representatives, composed of 98 Representatives, and the upper Washington State Senate, with 49 Senators.The State Legislature...
. The Washington Toll Bridge Authority
Washington Toll Bridge Authority
The Washington Toll Bridge Authority was created in 1937 by the Washington State Legislature, with a mandate to finance, construct and operate toll bridges....
managed the bridge during the year it took to repay the bond.
The Agate Pass Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.