Another bridge was built right beside Sturdy Gertie and opened in 2007, that bridge is mostly referred to as "crap that thing cost way too much". No toll going from Tacoma to Gig Harbor but I think its up to $6.00 per car to get back across unless you want to burn $20 worth of gas to get back around the peninsula to Olympia. With the second bridge we have four lanes going across each way and they are full !! Back before the 2007 bridge, there were two very narrow lanes in each direction going across the single bridge with no divider of any kind. Many bad accidents over the years.

Windy conditions are the only threat to traffic now and you may want to stay in the center two lanes of the old bridge if anyone in the car has a fear of heights.