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Construction begins
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Bridge opens to traffic
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Tolls set at $1.30 for car and driver, and 30 cents for each passenger
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Tolls set at a flat $1.50 per car
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Bridge named in honor of William A. Bugge
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West half of bridge sinks during a storm carrying wind gusts of 120 mph and sustained winds of 85 mph
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West-half retrofit project begins
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Rebuilt west half opens to traffic; tolls set at $2.50
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Tolls reduced to $2
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Tolls removed
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East-half replacement project begins
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Work starts on building a graving dock in Port Angeles
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South side of the west half of bridge widened
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Work stops in Port Angeles after archaeological discoveries. Seattle Times reports Finding Indian remains may sink bridge project
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North side of the west half widened
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State Legislature provides $471 million toward east-half replacement and west-half retrofit
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West approach span replaced
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East approach span replaced
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Pontoon construction starts at Concrete Technology in Tacoma
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State agrees to donate Port Angeles graving site to Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, rebury all remains uncovered and pay $2.5 million in damages
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Anchor construction begins at Todd Shipyards in Seattle
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First 10 anchors placed on Hood Canal floor Read about the anchor construction
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Second 10 anchors placed on Hood Canal floor
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West transition truss arrives in Gamble Bay
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West transition truss completed at Oregon Iron Works in Vancouver, Wash.
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Final concrete pour for new pontoons at Concrete Technology Corporation in Tacoma
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Bridge closes for six weeks as old pontoons cut away and new pontoons floated in and connected. Follow updates on the construction and closure
