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Mount Rainier rises pristine behing the defunct Hylebos Waterway Bridge in Commencement Bay. The bridge became a victim of progress as ever larger ships began to regularly collide with and damage the structure. Commencement Bay's history of industry and shipping has led it to designation as the Commencement Bay Nearshore/Tidflats Superfund Site..
Douglas H. Orton
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