Highway in Washington
State Route 305
(
SR 305
) is a 13.50-mile-long (21.73 km)
state highway
in the
U.S. state
of
Washington
, primarily serving
Bainbridge Island
in
Kitsap County
and connecting it to
Seattle
in
King County
via the
Seattle?Bainbridge Island ferry
. The highway travels north through Bainbridge Island and leaves the island on the
Agate Pass Bridge
into the
Kitsap Peninsula
. SR 305 continues northwest through
Poulsbo
, intersecting
SR 307
and ending at the
SR 3
freeway. The highway was created during the
1964 highway renumbering
and was preceded by Secondary State Highway 21A (SSH 21A), established in 1937. The ferry, part of the highway since 1994, is served by the
Jumbo Mark-II
-class
MV
Tacoma
and
MV
Wenatchee
and operates on a 35-minute crossing time.
Route description
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SR 305 northbound in
Winslow
on
Bainbridge Island
shortly after leaving the ferry terminal
SR 305 begins at
Colman Dock
in
Seattle
and travels on the
Seattle?Bainbridge Island ferry
to
Bainbridge Island
. The ferry, operated by
Washington State Ferries
(WSF), is on a 8.6-mile-long (13.8 km) route and is served by the
Jumbo Mark-II
-class
MV
Tacoma
and
MV
Wenatchee
, traveling at a speed of 18 knots (21 mph) for a 35-minute crossing.
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[4]
The ferries depart from Colman Dock and travel northwest across
Elliott Bay
and
Puget Sound
to
Winslow
, part of the city of
Bainbridge Island
.
[5]
As of Spring 2013
[update]
, WSF operates the ferry on 24 weekday crossings and 22 weekend crossings,
[6]
[7]
as a $8.00 toll for adult passengers is charged with prepaid Wave2Go cards being accepted.
[8]
SR 305 leaves the ferry in Winslow on Bainbridge Island and travels north through the island's interior, passing
Bainbridge High School
before turning northwest near Murden Cove. The highway travels over
Agate Pass
on the
truss
cantilever
Agate Pass Bridge
, listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
.
[9]
SR 305 continues northwest along the coast of
Liberty Bay
, passing through
Lemolo
and entering
Poulsbo
to intersect the southern terminus of
SR 307
. The highway continues northwest to end at a
partial cloverleaf interchange
with the
SR 3
freeway north of the city.
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[11]
Every year, the
Washington State Department of Transportation
(WSDOT) conducts a series of surveys on its highways in the state to measure traffic volume. This is expressed in terms of
annual average daily traffic
(AADT), which is a measure of traffic volume for any average day of the year. In 2011, WSDOT calculated that between 5,300 and 27,000 vehicles per day used the highway, mostly in Poulsbo.
[12]
The Seattle?Bainbridge ferry was the busiest route in the Puget Sound, carrying 6.119 million passengers and 1.194 million vehicles in 2012.
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History
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SR 305 southbound on the
Agate Pass Bridge
, built in 1950 to replace an earlier ferry.
SR 305 was established during the
1964 highway renumbering
as a replacement for SSH 21A,
[14]
[15]
which traveled 13.45 miles (21.65 km) between the
Winslow
ferry dock and
Primary State Highway 21
(PSH 21) northwest of
Poulsbo
.
[16]
SSH 21A originally began at the
Port Blakely
ferry dock when it was codified in 1937,
[17]
but was moved north to Winslow in 1949.
[18]
The highway connected
Bainbridge Island
to the
Kitsap Peninsula
via a car ferry that began in the 1920s and was replaced by the 1,229-foot-long (375 m)
Agate Pass Bridge
after it opened on October 2, 1950 with a 35-cent toll.
[19]
The bridge, which cost $1.4 million, had its tolls removed in October 1951 after it was paid for by a bond issue passed by the
Washington State Legislature
.
[19]
[20]
The highway was later straightened in segments in the late 1950s by the
Department of Highways
before becoming SR 305 and being re-codified in 1970.
[2]
[21]
SR 305 was extended north to the newly built
SR 3
freeway and east on the
Seattle?Winslow Ferry
to
Seattle
in 1994.
[22]
[23]
No major revisions to the highway have occurred since 1994;
[24]
however,
WSDOT
widened SR 305 in 2009 within Poulsbo and installed
high-occupancy vehicle lanes
(HOV lanes) for use during peak hours.
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[26]
Regular boat service between Bainbridge Island and Seattle began with passenger and freight-carrying steamboats. The
Eagle Harbor Transportation Co.
operated various steamers on the route, including the
Bainbridge
and
Chippewa
,
[27]
[28]
until
WSF
was created in 1951 to manage most ferries in the
Puget Sound
.
[29]
WSF operated the
MV
Tillikum
and steam ferry
San Mateo
on the route, with the
MV
Illahee
used on extra runs. The 2,500-passenger and 160-car
Super class
MV
Kaleetan
and
MV
Elwha
replaced the older ferries in 1968.
[30]
The
Jumbo Mark II class
MV
Tacoma
and
MV
Wenatchee
were built and placed on the route in 1997 and 1998 respectively to serve growing traffic on the older ferries.
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Major intersections
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References
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a
b
Strategic Planning Division (March 5, 2012).
State Highway Log Planning Report 2011, SR 2 to SR 971
(PDF)
(Report).
Washington State Department of Transportation
. pp. 1361?1363
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
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a
b
"47.17.560: State route No. 305"
.
Revised Code of Washington
.
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. 1994 [1970]
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
- ^
a
b
"M/V Tacoma"
.
Vessel Information
.
Washington State Ferries
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
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a
b
"M/V Wenatchee"
.
Vessel Information
. Washington State Ferries
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
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Seattle Area Route Map
(Map). Washington State Ferries
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
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"WSF Sailing Schedule for Seattle / Bainbridge Island"
. Washington State Ferries. 2013
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
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"Winter 2013 Sailing Schedule: Seattle / Bainbridge Island"
(PDF)
. Washington State Ferries. 2013
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
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"Passenger and Vehicle Fares"
(PDF)
. Washington State Ferries. May 1, 2014
. Retrieved
January 1,
2015
.
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"National Register of Historic Places - Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/22/95 Through 5/26/95"
(PDF)
.
United States Department of the Interior
,
National Park Service
. March 1, 1983. p. 32
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
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"SR 3: Junction SR 305"
(PDF)
. Washington State Department of Transportation. May 2, 2011
. Retrieved
February 2,
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Google
(February 2, 2013).
"State Route 305"
(Map).
Google Maps
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. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
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Staff (2011).
"2011 Annual Traffic Report"
(PDF)
. Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 172?173
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
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"WSDOT Ferries Division (WSF) - Nation's Largest Ferry System"
(PDF)
. Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries. January 2013
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
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Prahl, C. G. (December 1, 1965).
"Identification of State Highways"
(PDF)
.
Washington State Highway Commission
,
Department of Highways
. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on February 17, 2017
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
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Seattle, 1965
(JPG)
(Map). 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1965
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
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Staff (1960).
"Annual Traffic Report, 1960"
(PDF)
. Washington State Highway Commission, Department of Highways. pp. 216?217. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on March 13, 2011
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
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Washington State Legislature (March 18, 1937). "Chapter 207: Classification of Public Highways".
Session Laws of the State of Washington
(1937 ed.).
Olympia, Washington
: Washington State Legislature. p. 1011
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
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Washington State Legislature (March 22, 1949). "Chapter 225: Establishing of Primary and Secondary State Highways".
Session Laws of the State of Washington
(1937 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. pp. 774?775
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
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a
b
Becker, Paula (November 17, 2004).
"Agate Pass Bridge connecting the north end of Bainbridge Island to mainland Kitsap County opens on October 7, 1950"
.
HistoryLink
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
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"Agate Pass Spanned"
.
Spokane Daily Chronicle
. p. 25
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
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Seattle, 1958
(JPG)
(Map). 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1958
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
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Staff (1994).
"1994 Annual Traffic Report"
(PDF)
. Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 138?139
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
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Washington State Legislature (March 30, 1994).
"Chapter 209: Substitute House Bill 2618 - Ferry Routes Included in State Highway Routes"
.
Session Laws of the State of Washington
(1994 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
AN ACT Relating to state highway routes; amending RCW 47.17.080, 47.17.081, 47.17.175, 47.17.305, 47.17.317, 47.17.556, 47.17.560, and 47.17.735; and adding new sections to chapter 47.17 RCW.
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Washington State Highways, 2011?2012
(PDF)
(Map). 1:842,000. Washington State Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on July 26, 2012
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
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Moore, Jerry (November 2009).
"SR 305 - Poulsbo South City Limit to Bond Road - Complete November 2009"
. Washington State Department of Transportation
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
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Morris, Jennifer (June 10, 2008).
"SR 305 widening project to wrap in October, weather permitting"
.
North Kitsap Herald
.
Poulsbo, Washington
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
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Newell, Gordon R. (1966).
H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest
.
Seattle
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Superior Publishing
. pp. 90, 254, 325, 351, 372, 425, 593.
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Kline, Mary S. (1983).
Ferryboats ? A Legend on Puget Sound
. Seattle:
Bayless Books
. p. 53.
ISBN
0-914515-00-4
.
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Stein, Alan J. (June 2, 2001).
"Turning Point 9: The Sound and the Ferry: The Birth of Washington State Ferries"
.
HistoryLink
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2013
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Demoro, Harre (1971).
The Evergreen Fleet ? A Pictorial History of Washington State Ferries
.
San Marino, California
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Golden West Books
. pp. 45?47.
ISBN
087095-037-1
.
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"State to launch big new ferry"
.
Ellensburg Daily Record
. August 26, 1996. p. 3
. Retrieved
February 2,
2013
.
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