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Hood Canal Bridge Closed Indefinitely Due to High Winds

HOOD CANAL, WA – The State Route (SR) 104 Hood Canal Bridge is closed to all traffic, effective immediately, due to dangerously high winds, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced.

According to WSDOT, the severe wind conditions are causing water from the canal to be forced over the bridge’s road deck, creating hazardous driving conditions. The closure is indefinite, with no estimated time for reopening.

“The wind conditions are intense enough to push water from the canal up and over the bridge’s road deck, creating unsafe driving conditions,” WSDOT said in a statement.

Transportation crews are actively monitoring the situation on the bridge and will reopen it as soon as wind speeds subside to a safe level. WSDOT officials cautioned that conditions can change rapidly and may be significantly more severe in the middle of the canal than along the shoreline.

“The weather conditions on the shore can be very different than what is happening in the middle of the canal where there is no barrier to the wind,” the agency explained.

Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes until the bridge reopens. WSDOT will provide updates as they become available.

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