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 between Seattle, via the Seattle-Bainbridge Island ferry, and the Kitsap Peninsula. Structural steel is steel construction material, a profile, formed with a specific shape and certain standards of chemical composition and strength. ... In medicine, a truss is a kind of surgical appliance, particularly one used for hernia patients. ... A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using cantilevers: structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end. ... Agate Pass or Agate Passage is a strait in Puget Sound connecting Port Madison and Port Orchard. ... Bainbridge Island is an island in Puget Sound, and is an incorporated city located in Kitsap County, Washington. ... The Kitsap Peninsula, at times called the Indian Peninsula or the Great Peninsula, is the arm of land in Washington state (USA) that lies west of Seattle across Puget Sound and east of the Olympic Peninsula across Hood Canal. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Nickname: The Emerald City Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County King County Incorporated December 2 1869 Government  - Mayor Greg Nickels (NP) Area  - City  142. ... The Kitsap Peninsula, at times called the Indian Peninsula or the Great Peninsula, is the arm of land in Washington state (USA) that lies west of Seattle across Puget Sound and east of the Olympic Peninsula across Hood Canal. ...

The Agate Pass Bridge is 1,229 feet long and is 75 feet above the water and has a channel clearance of 300 feet 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. Paying toll on passing a bridge. ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... In finance, a bond is a debt security, in which the issuer owes the holders a debt and is obliged to repay the principal and interest (the coupon) at a later date, termed maturity. ... The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. ... The Washington State Legislature created the Washington Toll Bridge Authority in 1937, with a mandate to finance, construct and operate toll bridges. ...

The Agate Pass Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ...

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