Manette Bridge, Road bridge across Port Washington Narrows in Bremerton, US.
The Manette Bridge was a steel truss bridge spanning the Port Washington Narrows, connecting Manette to downtown Bremerton. It stood 82 feet above the water with 321 feet of horizontal clearance between piers. Its main span thru truss and deck trusses dated from the 1930 bridge; the timber approaches and deck were replaced in 1949 with concrete and steel. It was replaced in 2011 by a new bridge of the same name.
The bridge opened in 1930 following a major push by local communities to connect both sides of the waterway. Before this structure existed, ferry services were the only way for people to travel between the two shores.
Locals raised about $200,000 by selling stock door to door to build the toll bridge, which opened on June 21, 1930. Jane Garrison, the 106-year-old granddaughter of Chief Seattle, attended the opening. Tolls of 25 cents per car and 5 cents per pedestrian were lifted on January 28, 1939, when State Senator Lulu Haddon cut a symbolic ribbon.
The 1930 bridge was replaced in 2011, so the current Manette Bridge is the newer span at the same crossing. It carries two lanes and has a walkway for pedestrians crossing the Port Washington Narrows between downtown Bremerton and Manette. The water below is 82 feet down at the old bridge's clearance, and the piers stood 321 feet apart.
During construction in 1929, residents depended on the Mosquito Fleet Pioneer, a ferry that regularly shuttled between the shores. This small fleet served as the lifeline for the community until the completed structure finally replaced water transport.
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