Kitsap County is connected to major shipping routes via land, sea, and air. Accessible local highways give businesses fast access to Tacoma, Seattle, and interstate trucking routes. Commercial vehicles, with some restrictions, are also welcome aboard Washington State ferries.

Major Nearby Highways

• State Highway 16 south to Tacoma over the Narrows Bridge, spanning the Tacoma Narrows.
• State Highway 3 southwest to Shelton and on to Olympia, the state capital.
• State Highway 3 northwest across the Hood Canal Bridge to the scenic Olympic Peninsula and its centuries-old rain forests in Olympic National Park.

International, Commercial, and Commuter Airports

Bremerton National Airport is minutes away from almost every location in the county and SeaTac International Airport can be reached in an hour or less by road or ferry.

Aviation Inventory

Rail Service

Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad, owned by Rail America and headquartered in Elma, Washington, provides rail service to a number of locations in the southern and central portions of Kitsap County, including Olympic View Industrial Park, adjacent to Bremerton National Airport. The railway’s routes are:

Bremerton Jct - Bremerton, WA (4.6 miles)
Centralia - Elma - Aberdeen - Hoquiam, WA (73.5 miles)
Elma - Shelton - Bremerton Jct - Bangor, WA (68 miles)
Centralia (Lakeside Siding) - Chehalis, WA
Chehalis - Curtis, WA

Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad routes intersect in Centralia with BNSF Railway Company and Union Pacific Railroad; and in Shelton with Simpson Timber Company’s railway line.

Access by Water

Kitsap County has expedited access to two deep-water ports, Grays Harbor, Seattle and Tacoma, as well as marinas, hundreds of miles of shoreline, and other locations by water. Ferry service, run by Washington State Ferries, provides daily ferry service to Seattle and Edmonds from locations across the county.

Parcel Carriers

Several private trucking lines serve the county. Federal Express and United Parcel Service have distribution centers in Bremerton, servicing the entire county. Commuter air cargo is also available from Bremerton National Airport to Seattle Tacoma International airport.