The 209-metre-long High Steel span rises 114 metres above the Skokomish River bed. The Vance Creek and High Steel bridges were built in 1929 by the Simpson Logging Company - the predecessor of Green Diamond. There’s nothing like it.Įxcept, of course, for its even taller twin, the High Steel Bridge, just a few miles away. The bridge’s height and its vintage elegance makes it the perfect photographic backdrop. “We find people in rental cars who are fresh in from Sea-Tac who are from Japan or somewhere in the world, trying to find this thing,” Case said. Regardless of whatever an OAP is, Patti Case would rather there be no “next time.” She’s an executive with Green Diamond Resource Co., the bridge’s owner. “Swipe over to see how high I was, probably 260-330 feet next time im going to do OAPs off the side!” he wrote. Many of the photos show 20-somethings on the bridge deck, feet dangling off the ties, striking a yoga pose or posing with friends.Ī video posted to Instagram on April 21 by user corbisthenics shows another young man doing a form of pull-ups between two railroad ties. He estimated that 200 to 300 of his Instagram friends have posted pictures from the bridge. “That’s when the fear hits you,” he said. I just held on to the pole and scooted on out there,” he said.īut he did peek just before climbing back up. He said he tested the texture and strength of a three-metre-long rail jutting into the air from the bridge before he climbed out on it. He didn’t want his real name used in this story. “That danger is what makes it so great,” said young_abu_dahbi, now a 21-year-old Kent, Wash., resident.
It’s not just the impressive stats that attract the steady stream of visitors who park their vehicles near a locked gate, ignore posted no trespassing signs and climb around numerous barriers to access the bridge. The Vance Creek Bridge is the second tallest arched railroad bridge in the United States and the 18th tallest bridge overall. Vance Creek Bridge is one of America’s tallest bridges, and it sits in the misty foothills of Washington’s Olympic mountains, just a few miles from Shelton.Īlthough it’s virtually unknown in Washington, the span draws a steady stream of thrill seekers and selfie-takers from around the world.īe you a local or a foreigner, setting foot on the abandoned bridge is against the law, and its flummoxed owners use everything from security guards to razor wire to keep people away. It’s just one of the 13,196 photos posted to Instagram bearing the hashtag #VanceCreekBridge. “Not worth death tho,” a commenter wrote under the photo posted to Instagram by user young_abu_dahbi. He can be reached at 36, or on Twitter at supporting local journalism in Kitsap County: Sign up for a digital subscription today.TACOMA, WASH.-The photo is as alarming as it is impressive: A 19-year-old man hanging only by the strength of his hands, more than 100 metres in the air. Nathan Pilling is a reporter covering Bainbridge Island, North Kitsap and Washington State Ferries for the Kitsap Sun. The Legislative session begins Jan.10, 2022. Randall brought forward this one, which is really valid in my opinion.”
As the budget writer, I’ve been asking members to look at, ‘What are one-time expenditures that help reduce debt or reduce expenses in the future?’ Sen.
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Said Rolfes: “I think there’s potential for the full amount, because we have the federal government infrastructure funds coming in and one-time funds that the state has that are for one-time uses. The question is whether or not we can negotiate with a predominantly Seattle-based Legislature to bring money to our side of the bridge.” Said Young, who helped to spearhead the 2018 effort to flatten tolls: “There’s always new revenue in the budget, because the economy is growing.