Deception Pass Bridge, USA

Deception Pass Bridge is the common name for two, two-lane bridges connecting Whidbey Island in Island County, to Fidalgo Island in Skagit County, in the U.S. state of Washington. It was a Washington State Highways project and included project elements built by young workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps. Completion of the bridge was a factor in the decision to build Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and helped Oak Harbor flourish.

The bridge is one of the scenic wonders of the Pacific Northwest, are has two spans, one over Canoe Pass to the north, and another over Deception Pass to the south. Construction began in August 1934, and the completed bridge was dedicated at noon on July 31, 1935. The Wallace Bridge and Structural Co. of Seattle provided 460 tons of steel for the 156 meters Canoe Pass arch, and 1130 tons for the 297 meters Deception Pass span.

The road over the Deception Pass Bridge is Washington State Route 20. If the drive over this foggy strait in Puget Sound is not particularly scary to you, try walking over the narrow pedestrian lane at the edge of the bridge. That's where you will find especially hair-raising views of the rushing water directly below. Roughly 15,000 cars cross the bridge each day.