[proudpapa]

I just recently flew into Ketchican on my way back from Juneau.

When I saw the ferry crossing, my first thought was...

...how stupid. They should build a bridge.

[willgolfforfood]

I've never been there, but I'm guessing you'd never confuse this airport with O'hare, Atlanta's Hart field, or DFW.

For the $230 million that is the cost of this bridge (never mind what it would cost after the usual overruns) I'd be willing to bet they could almost build another "almost equivalent" airport on the other side of the river.

[Paladin2]

looks like they need to move the runway and build a single bridge directly to t he airport (or maybe a tunnel to come out on the other side of the existing runway).

[skeptoid]

Since they built the airport, a huge cruise ship industry has developed and close to a million passengers visit every summer. Go to Google Maps, type 'ketchikan, ak' in the search box and zoom in a few clicks and you will get an idea of the ships and floatplanes that are using the waterway.