<P> By 1990 , population growth and development on the Kitsap Peninsula caused traffic on the bridge to exceed its design capacity ; as a result , in 1998 Washington voters approved a measure to support building a parallel bridge . After a series of protests and court battles , construction began in 2002 and the new bridge opened to carry eastbound traffic on July 15 , 2007 , while the 1950 bridge was reconfigured to carry westbound traffic . </P>
<P> By 1990 , population growth and development on the Kitsap Peninsula caused traffic on the bridge to exceed its design capacity ; as a result , in 1998 Washington voters approved a measure to support building a parallel bridge . After a series of protests and court battles , construction began in 2002 and the new bridge opened to carry eastbound traffic on July 15 , 2007 , while the 1950 bridge was reconfigured to carry westbound traffic . </P>
when was the second tacoma narrows bridge built
when was the second tacoma narrows bridge built
began in 2002 opened to carry eastbound traffic on July 15 , 2007
began in 2002 opened to carry eastbound traffic on July 15 , 2007