Agate Pass Bridge

Agate Pass Bridge
Carries SR 305
Crosses Agate Pass
Locale Suquamish, Washington
Owner WSDOT
Heritage status NRHP
Characteristics
Design Steel cantilever truss
Material Steel
Total length 1,229 feet (375 m)
Longest span 300 feet (91 m)
Clearance below 75 feet (23 m)
History
Construction end 1950
Construction cost $1,351,363
Statistics
Toll until October 1, 1951
Agate Pass Bridge
Location WA 305 over Agate Passage
Nearest city Suquamish, Washington
Built 1950
Architect State Dept of Hwys
MPS Bridges of Washington State MPS
NRHP Reference # 95000625
Added to NRHP May 24, 1995

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 1,229 feet (375 m) long and is 75 feet (23 m) above the water and has a channel clearance of 300 feet (91 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.

Coordinates: 47°42′45″N 122°33′57″W / 47.71237°N 122.56591°W / 47.71237; -122.56591

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