Bridgehaven: SR 104 at MP 12.1: W of Hood Canal Bridge VMS East
Few places in Washington have a history as closely tied to crossing Hood Canal as Bridgehaven. This small community stands beside State Route 104 on the Kitsap Peninsula, near the eastern approach to Hood Canal Bridge. The floating bridge, opened in 1961, carries the highway across Hood Canal, the long, fjord-like arm of Puget Sound, toward the Olympic Peninsula. State Route 104 continues east to Kingston, whose ferry terminal connects the peninsula with Seattle. Dense conifer woodland lines the road around Bridgehaven, reflecting the working forests that have long shaped this part of Puget Sound. Nearby Port Gamble preserves the form of a nineteenth-century company mill town, with historic buildings around its former lumber-mill site.
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Bridgehaven combines a quiet shoreline setting with the scale of Hood Canal in a way that reflects its position on the eastern side of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. This long, glacially carved saltwater inlet is part of Puget Sound and separates the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas. Forested shores and tidal water define the surrounding area, where small communities sit far from the state’s largest urban centres. To the north, the Hood Canal Bridge, first opened in 1961, connects the two peninsulas and remains an important regional crossing. Browse other webcams across Washington to place this setting in a wider geographic context.
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