REPLACING EAST SIDE OF BRIDGE in 2009

WEST Section

Sank in 1979 Storm

REBUILT and

Opened in 1982

EAST Section

REBUILDING Shown here

2004-2009

HOOD CANAL BRIDGE

Ferry Dock

1. Build New Section with new columns under existing section

2. Move old section over

3. Move new section over new colums

4. Remove old section and old colums

New - Wider Approach

COMPLETED

Starting NEW APPROACH Section

SETTING BRIDGE ANCHORS

TRANSITION Section - READY

Photos by Jack and Gwen Duzenski

READY to lift

LIFTING

Transition section in on barge

No

Traffic

here!

Breaking pontoons into two sections

Meanwhile persons who need to traverse the canal, turn the road into a parking lot.

Ferry

Dock

You can spot this area on slide #2

MOVING DAY

LOWER SECTION MOVING OUT

MOVING NORTH

OLD SECTIONS - OUT OF THE WAY

Good view of WEST DRAW SPAN

CANAL IS BEING CLEARED

A NEW – WIDER PONTOON IS

MOVED IN

And here comes the new TRANSITION Section

WAIT! Here comes a Sub.

Look, the Sub’s Conning Tower is as wide as the road

way.

5-17-2009

New TRANSITION Section is squeezed into

place

DRAW SPAN IS IN PLACE

ALL IS IN PLACE

BREAKING OLD COLUMN

INTO SECTIONS > > >

REMOVE OLD SUPPORTS > > >

HERE COMES TRANSITION SECTION

PLACING

EXPANSION JOINT

POURING CONCRETE

IN HOLE USED TO REMOVE OLD BRIDGE SUPPORT

NEW SIGNS

CHECKING GATE

DRIVING ACROSS - TOWARDS PORT ANGELES

TURNED AROUND - HEADING BACK EAST

THE EAST END

THE LAST FOOT FERRY