![]() ![]() A 35-year-old man jumped off the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Friday afternoon, Washington State Patrol Trooper Guy Gill said. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated ), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated ). Below is the timeline of Patch's coverage: Several Twitter users are reporting that there is a possible jumper on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. As of 12:13 p.m., the spokesman for the Washington State Patrol tweeted: All lanes open EB SR-16 on the Narrows. West Pierce Fire and Rescue responded to the scene. The question is whether or not we can negotiate with a predominantly Seattle-based Legislature to bring money to our side of the bridge.” Said Young, who helped to spearhead the 2018 effort to flatten tolls: “There’s always new revenue in the budget, because the economy is growing.Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. ![]() Said Rolfes: “I think there’s potential for the full amount, because we have the federal government infrastructure funds coming in and one-time funds that the state has that are for one-time uses. MAN JUMPS OFF TACOMA NARROWS BRIDGE 2021 FULL Randall brought forward this one, which is really valid in my opinion.”Īs the budget writer, I’ve been asking members to look at, ‘What are one-time expenditures that help reduce debt or reduce expenses in the future?’ Sen. The Legislative session begins Jan.10, 2022. Nathan Pilling is a reporter covering Bainbridge Island, North Kitsap and Washington State Ferries for the Kitsap Sun. He can be reached at 36, or on Twitter at supporting local journalism in Kitsap County: Sign up for a digital subscription today.TACOMA, WASH.-The photo is as alarming as it is impressive: A 19-year-old man hanging only by the strength of his hands, more than 100 metres in the air. “Not worth death tho,” a commenter wrote under the photo posted to Instagram by user young_abu_dahbi. It’s just one of the 13,196 photos posted to Instagram bearing the hashtag #VanceCreekBridge. Vance Creek Bridge is one of America’s tallest bridges, and it sits in the misty foothills of Washington’s Olympic mountains, just a few miles from Shelton.Īlthough it’s virtually unknown in Washington, the span draws a steady stream of thrill seekers and selfie-takers from around the world.īe you a local or a foreigner, setting foot on the abandoned bridge is against the law, and its flummoxed owners use everything from security guards to razor wire to keep people away. The Vance Creek Bridge is the second tallest arched railroad bridge in the United States and the 18th tallest bridge overall. It’s not just the impressive stats that attract the steady stream of visitors who park their vehicles near a locked gate, ignore posted no trespassing signs and climb around numerous barriers to access the bridge. ![]() “That danger is what makes it so great,” said young_abu_dahbi, now a 21-year-old Kent, Wash., resident. ![]() He didn’t want his real name used in this story. He said he tested the texture and strength of a three-metre-long rail jutting into the air from the bridge before he climbed out on it. I just held on to the pole and scooted on out there,” he said.īut he did peek just before climbing back up. “That’s when the fear hits you,” he said. He estimated that 200 to 300 of his Instagram friends have posted pictures from the bridge. Many of the photos show 20-somethings on the bridge deck, feet dangling off the ties, striking a yoga pose or posing with friends.Ī video posted to Instagram on April 21 by user corbisthenics shows another young man doing a form of pull-ups between two railroad ties. “Swipe over to see how high I was, probably 260-330 feet next time im going to do OAPs off the side!” he wrote. Regardless of whatever an OAP is, Patti Case would rather there be no “next time.” She’s an executive with Green Diamond Resource Co., the bridge’s owner. “We find people in rental cars who are fresh in from Sea-Tac who are from Japan or somewhere in the world, trying to find this thing,” Case said. The bridge’s height and its vintage elegance makes it the perfect photographic backdrop. There’s nothing like it.Įxcept, of course, for its even taller twin, the High Steel Bridge, just a few miles away. The Vance Creek and High Steel bridges were built in 1929 by the Simpson Logging Company - the predecessor of Green Diamond. The 209-metre-long High Steel span rises 114 metres above the Skokomish River bed.
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