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Vashon Island Low Tides

Trucks with a clearance of less than 14" should not travel to/from the north end of Vashon and Pt. Defiance, during the following date/times.


              

 

Vashon Low Tides

May 2013


 

 

           Date

            

           Times

    

    Tide Level


   May 23, 2013


    9:15am-11:00am


-1.4


   May 24, 2013

     
    9:15am-12:30pm


-2.4


   May 25, 2013

     
     9:30am-1:30pm


 -3.1


   May 26, 2013


    10:00am-2:15pm


-3.4


   May 27, 2013


    11:15am-3:00pm


-3.2


   May 28, 2013


    12:15pm-3:15pm


-2.5


   May 29, 2013


    2:00pm-3:30pm


-1.4

 
     



 

This affects the following routes:
Fauntleroy (West Seattle) / Vashon
Southworth / Vashon
Pt. Defiance / Tahlequah

Vehicle ramps at Fauntleroy and both ends of Vashon Island are shorter in length than other terminals. At low tides these ramps create a steep slope and the hinge at the top causes an extreme angle for trucks or RVs with a low clearance. Waiting for a higher tide allows for this angle to lessen at the bridge seat (top). This allows for safer clearances for vehicles with low clearances and keeps them from scraping or hanging up at these locations.