Editing Whidbey Island (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
[[File:ClintonFerry.jpg|thumb|right|Ferry at Clinton]] The only bridge that reaches Whidbey Island is the [[Deception Pass Bridge]], [[Washington State Route 20|State Route 20]], which connects the north end of Whidbey to the mainland via [[Fidalgo Island]].  Prior to the completion of the bridge in 1935, Whidbey Island was linked to [[Fidalgo Island]] by the [[Deception Pass ferry]], which ran from 1924 to 1935.  Modern ferry service is available via State Route 20 on the [[Coupeville, Washington|Coupeville]] to [[Port Townsend, Washington|Port Townsend]] ferry, and via [[Washington State Route 525|State Route 525]] on the [[Clinton, Washington|Clinton]] to [[Mukilteo, Washington|Mukilteo]] ferry service on the southern east coast.

Travel on the island involves use of an extensive county road system, or city infrastructure depending on location, all of which act as feeders to the two state highways [[Washington State Route 525|State Route 525]] and [[Washington State Route 20|State Route 20]].

Whidbey Island's State Routes [[State Route 525 (Washington)|525]]/[[State Route 20 (Washington)|20]] is the only nationally designated Scenic Byway on an island. It is appropriately named the "Whidbey Island Scenic Isle Way." It is also a part of the [[Cascade Loop Scenic Byway|Cascade Loop]].

[[Mass transit|Public transportation]] is provided by [[Island Transit (Washington)|Island Transit]], which provides a [[zero-fare]] bus service paid for by a 6/10th of 1% sales tax within the county. There are currently 11 bus routes serving Whidbey Island. No service is available on Sundays or major holidays.

Two public airports provide service to Whidbey Island. Whidbey Air Park is located {{convert|2|mi|km}} southwest of [[Langley, Washington|Langley]] with a {{convert|2470|ft|m}} long runway. [[A.J. Eisenberg Airport]] is located {{convert|3|mi|km}} southwest of [[Oak Harbor, Washington|Oak Harbor]] with a {{convert|3265|ft|m|abbr=on}} long runway. In addition, there are approximately half dozen private dirt strips on the island{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}. [[Kenmore Air Express]] ran a scheduled airline service to Whidbey Island serving the Oak Harbor airport from 2006 to 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kenmoreair.com/content.php?content_id=261 |title=Kenmore Air &#124; Flying the Pacific Northwest Since 1946 &#124; Whidbey Island |access-date=August 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007031605/http://www.kenmoreair.com/content.php?content_id=261 |archive-date=October 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

The [[United States Navy]] operates two airports on Whidbey Island. The largest is a two-runway airport located at [[Whidbey Island Naval Air Station]] north of [[Oak Harbor, Washington|Oak Harbor]]. In addition, the Navy also operates a flight training facility named [[Naval Outlying Landing Field Coupeville|Naval Outlying Landing Field Coupeville (Coupeville OLF)]] located just southeast of [[Coupeville, Washington|Coupeville]]. The Navy named [[USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41)]] in honor of the island.

===Health systems===
[[Whidbey Health]] is the regional, county-run hospital. Located in Coupeville, the hospital has an extension clinic in Oak Harbor. The Naval Air Station in Oak Harbor has a limited service hospital for military personnel, veteran retirees, and their dependents.