On the Other Side of the Road Traditional Cache
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On the Other Side of the Road
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Interesting Facts
* The overall bridge length is 7,869 feet (2,398 m). It has a center draw span opening of 600 feet (183 m).
* The east approach span weighs more than 3,800 tons (3,400 tonnes) and the west approach span weighs more than 1,000 tons (907 tonnes)
* Average daily traffic across the Hood Canal Bridge is approximately 15,000 vehicles. Peak volumes reach 20,000 vehicles on summer weekends.
* The water depth below the pontoons ranges from 80 to 340 feet (24 to 104 m). In its marine environment, the bridge is exposed to tide swings of 16.5 feet (5 m).
* During inclement weather, the draw span is retracted (closing the bridge to vehicle traffic) when winds of 40 miles per hour (64 km/h) or more are sustained for 15 minutes.
[edit] Historical Construction Facts
* Construction of the current Hood Canal Bridge, located on State Route (SR) 104, began January 1958 and opened to traffic on August 12, 1961.
* Cost to construct the original bridge was $26.6 million.
* The pontoons for the floating bridge were originally constructed at a graving dock along the Duwamish River in Seattle and towed by tug boats to the bridge site.
* After the west half of the bridge sank in 1979, the costs for replacement of the west half and rehabilitation of the east-half was $143 million. The bridge reopened in October 1982 after three years of construction.
Additional Hints
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