The SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge has been reopened following strong winds that shut it down earlier in the day, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
WSDOT said the wind conditions were intense enough to push water from the canal up and over the bridge’s road deck, creating unsafe driving conditions.
Officials emphasized that conditions can change quickly and may be significantly more severe over the middle of the canal than along the shoreline.
“The weather conditions on the shore can be very different than what is happening in the middle of the canal where there is no barrier to the wind,” WSDOT said in a statement.