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WA - Hood Canal

Folder: Washington (state)
Not a "canal" at all but a long narrow inlet off the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Apparently the name is due to explorer George Vancouver. There's a floating highway bridge across the mouth, with a gate for ship traffic, carrying Washington S.R. 104. The US Navy's Bangor Submarine Base is on the canal, and we happened to catch a sub going thru the opened bridge.
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Hood Canal Floating Bridge

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Washington state, USA. The Hood "Canal" is a natural fjord, despite its name which was conferred by explorer George Vancouver. Evidently the Hood Canal Bridge is one of very few floating bridges worldwide that crosses salt water. It carries Washington State Route 104 from the Kitsap to the Olympic peninsulas. Small vessels can go under these side spans (there's one on either side), but large vessels have to have the gate in the middle opened for them!
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