The bridge is scheduled to close at approximately 12:45 p.m.Monday, Feb 10 for boat traffic. Travelers can expect delays of up to 60 minutes. Strong tides and high winds have the potential to close the SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge to all traffic.

Find Hood Canal Bridge status updates, information about opening the bridge, types of weather that typically close the bridge and other commonly asked questions. Hood Canal Bridge live updates Find out if the Hood Canal Bridge is open to traffic and other real-time alerts at the Hood Canal Bridge status page.

The Hood Canal Bridge (officially William A. Bugge Bridge) is a floating bridge in the northwest United States, located in western Washington. [2] It carries State Route 104 across Hood Canal in Puget Sound and connects the Olympic and Kitsap Peninsulas.

Traffic Management Centers and Washington State Ferries are reporting on road and bridge closures, collisions, construction, reduced ferry service, low tides, and anything else that goes down.

Nov 13, 2024 · The SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge Girder Replacement project will replace over 3,400 linear feet of the western half of the bridge, including the replacement of 55 reinforced concrete crossbeams...

Oct 18, 2024 · As the longest floating bridge in the world over saltwater, the Hood Canal Bridge sits in a harsh marine environment that’s deteriorated its condition over the past 40 years.

Hood Canal is spanned by the Hood Canal Bridge, the third longest floating bridge in the world at 6,521 feet (1,988 m).

The Hood Canal Bridge is the world’s largest floating bridge over salt water. Washington State, with its many waterways, boasts the top three largest floating bridges in the world. But the first two, (BRIDGE 1 & BRIDGE 2), are over fresh water, …

May 13, 2024 · The lock lifts the bridge to allows marine traffic to pass through, and WSDOT officials say they need to bolster the lock "to better withstand tremendous forces" like "powerful winter storms and fast-moving tides." Hood Canal Bridge will first close on …

Hood Canal Bridge draw spans are opened during high winds to relieve pressure on the bridge. A couple years ago, we began preparing for some larger repairs to the center lock system on the bridge that is critical to keeping it operational for years to come.