Seems rarely a day goes by that I do not see at least one photo of the Deception Pass Bridge, on Facebook.
Every time I see a Deception Pass Bridge photo Fort Worth, Texas comes to mind.
Fort Worth is a location where I watched in amazement as the city took over seven years to build three freeway overpass type bridges.
Over dry land.
With the hope that one day a cement lined ditch filled with diverted Trinity River water, will flow below the bridges, creating an imaginary island which the town already calls Panther Island.
Panther Island, where there is no island, and never will be a real island, confusing the town's few tourists, in much the same way the town confused its few tourists with signs pointing the way to Sundance Square, where there was no square.
But, after a few decades of confusing the town's few tourists a small square was built and named Sundance Square Plaza.
Deception Pass Bridge was built almost a century ago, In the early 1930s. Built over swift moving actual water. Built in slightly less than a year.
Deception Pass Bridge is actually two bridges, with an actual island, not an imaginary island, between the two spans over Deception Pass.
Actually, if my memory is serving me correctly, the bridge you see above is above Deception Pass. The bridge on the other side of the real island crosses above Canoe Pass.
I wonder if Canoe Pass is so named because during a wild tide change, the water is more navigable vis Canoe Pass, than is the case with Deception Pass.
I have seen a strong tide change a time or two whilst at Deception Pass State Park. Such is a wonder of nature to behold. The water in the pass looks like powerful river rapids, too strong for any boat to make headway heading into the current.
If I am in Washington next summer it would be a mighty fine thing to visit Deception Pass State Park and hike up Goose Rock...
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