Curious - gov't source for bridge lane width in WA state?
Just a general curiosity question...
Drove up the west side of Puget Sound yesterday along the 101. What a wonderful drive (highly recommended). There's a pair of old bridges at Hamma Hamma river that are short but have pretty dang narrow lanes.
Have driven on 101 there numerous times but at one of the bridges, a FW happened to be coming in the opposite direction at the exact same time. I always just keep our TT firmly planted in the center of the lane and keep going in instances like this - no big deal. The other driver actually stopped until we passed otherwise we would have passed at the exact same moment on the bridge. Can't recall the posted speed limit at that particular section of road but was probably 25 or 30 mph.
I know some drivers get nervous about passing oncoming traffic, especially in places like narrow bridges. This pair of bridges could be one of the narrowest I've crossed anywhere with the TT in tow. For those who know it, makes the Deception Pass bridge seem like a cakewalk in comparison. I would assume that lane widths anywhere have a standard min. width so that even the widest of vehicles like say logging or semi trucks can safely pass and if not, there'd be warning signage.
Is there a government or other source for lane width on bridges in Wa. state? What about other states for that matter? Or maybe what about narrow tunnels? I would have liked to have pulled over and measured the width of the lanes for fun, but no easy spot to do that.
This photo doesn't do justice to how tight it is. Maybe it's the proximity of the solid white line to the bridge structure that spooks some drivers.
Drove up the west side of Puget Sound yesterday along the 101. What a wonderful drive (highly recommended). There's a pair of old bridges at Hamma Hamma river that are short but have pretty dang narrow lanes.
Have driven on 101 there numerous times but at one of the bridges, a FW happened to be coming in the opposite direction at the exact same time. I always just keep our TT firmly planted in the center of the lane and keep going in instances like this - no big deal. The other driver actually stopped until we passed otherwise we would have passed at the exact same moment on the bridge. Can't recall the posted speed limit at that particular section of road but was probably 25 or 30 mph.
I know some drivers get nervous about passing oncoming traffic, especially in places like narrow bridges. This pair of bridges could be one of the narrowest I've crossed anywhere with the TT in tow. For those who know it, makes the Deception Pass bridge seem like a cakewalk in comparison. I would assume that lane widths anywhere have a standard min. width so that even the widest of vehicles like say logging or semi trucks can safely pass and if not, there'd be warning signage.
Is there a government or other source for lane width on bridges in Wa. state? What about other states for that matter? Or maybe what about narrow tunnels? I would have liked to have pulled over and measured the width of the lanes for fun, but no easy spot to do that.
This photo doesn't do justice to how tight it is. Maybe it's the proximity of the solid white line to the bridge structure that spooks some drivers.
