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Construction
Construction begins -
Opening
Bridge opens to traffic -
Passenger tolls
Tolls set at $1.30 for car and driver, and 30 cents for each passenger -
Car Tolls
Tolls set at a flat $1.50 per car -
Bridge Named
Bridge named in honor of William A. Bugge -
Storm Sinks Bridge
West half of bridge sinks during a storm carrying wind gusts of 120 mph and sustained winds of 85 mph -
West-Half Replacement Project Begins
West-half retrofit project begins -
West Half Rebuilt, Opens
Rebuilt west half opens to traffic; tolls set at $2.50 -
Tolls Reduced
Tolls reduced to $2 -
Tolls Removed
Tolls removed -
East-Half Gets Replaced
East-half replacement project begins -
Graving Dock Work Begins
Work starts on building a graving dock in Port Angeles -
South Side Widened
South side of the west half of bridge widened -
Pontoon Work Stops in Port Angeles
Work stops in Port Angeles after archaeological discoveries. Seattle Times reports Finding Indian remains may sink bridge project -
North side of the west half widened
North side of the west half widened -
State OKs $$ for Retrofit
State Legislature provides $471 million toward east-half replacement and west-half retrofit -
West approach span replaced
West approach span replaced -
East Approach Span Replaced
East approach span replaced -
Pontoon Construction
Pontoon construction starts at Concrete Technology in Tacoma -
State Pays for Disturbing Graves
State agrees to donate Port Angeles graving site to Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, rebury all remains uncovered and pay $2.5 million in damages -
Anchor Construction Beggins
Anchor construction begins at Todd Shipyards in Seattle -
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More Anchors Placed
Second 10 anchors placed on Hood Canal floor -
Truss Arrives
West transition truss arrives in Gamble Bay -
Truss Completed
West transition truss completed at Oregon Iron Works in Vancouver, Wash. -
Pontoon Construction Finishing
Final concrete pour for new pontoons at Concrete Technology Corporation in Tacoma -
Bridge Will Close
Bridge closes for six weeks as old pontoons cut away and new pontoons floated in and connected. Follow updates on the construction and closure
