RHH's photos with the keyword: island county

This is the beach along Deception Pass, the narrow channel separating Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island. The view looks west from the pass out into Rosario Strait. We had hiked around the the small peninsula from our campground in Deception Pass State Park and from here went up to the bridge that crosses Deception Pass. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/09/deception-p...

The Deception Pass bridge was built 1934-1935 to connect Fidalgo and Whidbey Islands. It is two lanes and is part of Washington state Route 20. There are actually two spans over Canoe Pass and Deception Pass which are separated by Pass Island which provides a connection between the spans. At the highest point it is 180 feet above the water and is more than a quarter mile long. The bridge was built at a cost of about $500,000 and cost more to paint now than it did to build it. It is an important landmark here in the Pacific Northwest and a popular tourist destination. There are walkways on both sides of the bridge and trails leading up onto Goose Rock and other scenic areas near the bridge. This is actually the north part of the bridge, the Canoe Pass bridge, but both together are usually referred to as the Deception Pass bridge. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/09/deception-p...