Deception Pass Bridge
48.406194444444 - 122.64457777778Koordinaten: 48 ° 24 ' 22.3 " N, 122 ° 38' 40.5 " W
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Washington State Route 20
The Deception Pass Bridge is a bridge in the U.S. state of Washington, which connects Whidbey and Fidalgo Iceland Iceland. It is a popular spot for photographers who want to capture the beauty of Puget Sound. The construction of the bridge was a project of the Public Works Administration, which was carried out by workers of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Completion of the bridge allowed later the United States Navy to set up on Whidbey Naval Air Station Whidbey Iceland, Iceland and contributed to the growth of Oak Harbor at.
History
In the spring of 1792, Joseph Whidbey, George Vancouver's chief navigator, sailed with HMS Discovery through the narrow passage, which is now called Deception Pass. He proved by the fact that it was not around a small bay, as it had accepted the Spaniards, but a deep and lively channel that connects the Juan de Fuca Strait with the Saratoga Passage and the mainland of the supposed Peninsula separates, which thus turned out to be Fidalgo and Whidbey Iceland Iceland; hence comes the name " deception" to German " deception ".
In the early years of the 20th century, travelers used a non- circulating according to a fixed timetable for the ferry crossing from Fidalgo Iceland to Whidbey Iceland. The ferry was established by the blow with a hammer, a saw blade, and then we had to wait.
The flow has caused tidal below the bridge a maximum flow rate of 9 knots in 10 knots in Deception Pass and Canoe Pass.
The bridge consists of two parts. One crosses the northerly Canoe Pass, the second over the Deception Pass in the south. Construction began in August 1934 and the completed bridge was opened at noon on July 31, 1935. By Wallace Bridge and Structural Co. of Seattle 460 tons of steel were supplied for the 156 m long bow about the Canoe Pass and 1130 tonnes for the 297.5 m long span over the Deception Pass. The construction costs amounted to $ 482,000.
In 1982, the bridge on the National Register of Historic Places was recorded.
New paintings were made in 1983 and 1997.
Looking south from the Skagit County from
Aerial View from southeast