New Manette Bridge Scheduled to Open
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From the Kitsap Sun:
A new bridge is being built to replace the 80-year-old Manette bridge that connects West Bremerton to East Bremerton. Construction of the new bridge is expected to last until early 2012, and some closures are expected on the existing bridge are expected during construction. Shore Drive between Harkins and 11th streets is permanently closed.
The new Manette Bridge will open after a noon ribbon-cutting Thursday.
The event will feature people who participated in the original bridge’s opening in 1930, as well as local elected officials that include Bremerton Mayor Patty Lent and possibly Congressman Norm Dicks. Anybody who was on the bridge for first opening who hasn’t been contacted is asked to call the state Department of Transportation’s Lisa Copeland at (360) 357-2789.
The ceremony will take place on the Manette side of the new bridge. Then five raffle winners will get to be the first to drive across.
Read more: http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/nov/05/manette-bridge-to-open-at-noon-thursday/#ixzz1cxxA5GtE
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