text: A Washington State lawmaker has proposed the idea of connecting two cities on the Puget Sound with a military tribute bridge made of retired United States Navy aircraft carriers. Representative Jesse Young wants to use two or three carriers to link Bremerton and Port Orchard across the Sinclair Inlet. A proposal put forth by Young which would use money from the state's highway budget to fund a feasibility study about the bridge passed in the Washington House on Thursday. The idea is intriguing because the US Navy is storing three retired carriers just a few hundred yards from the proposed site of the bridge. This 2012 shot of the Puget Sound shipyard shows two potential bridge parts, the USS Independence and the USS Kitty Hawk. There are currently three retired carriers parked at the shipyard - (left the right) the Independence, the Kitty Hawk and the Constellation. The Ranger (farthest right) has recently been towed to Texas to be cut into salvage . State Representative Jesses Young wants to use two or three carriers as a bridge across Sinclair inlet. Three carriers are stacked end-to-end in the graphic and the four mothballed carriers can be seen to the right . A Navy spokesman said the USS Independence and the USS Kitty Hawk are not 'currently available.' They are in the Navy's 'reserve fleet' and could potentially be brought back into service if need arises . Young wants to either use three carriers connected end-to-end or two connected carriers with ramps on either side, KUOW reported. State Representative Jesse Young has attempted to secure $90,000 to study the aircraft carrier bridge . He said: 'I know that people from around the world would come to drive across the deck of an aircraft carrier bridge, number one. 'Number two, it's the right thing to do from my standpoint because this is giving a testimony and a legacy memorial to our greatest generation.' The two carriers Young was thinking would work for the project are housed in the Puget Sound Navy Yard. The distance across the inlet is less than seven tenths of a mile - 3,700 feet. The USS Independence USS Kitty Hawk are both 1,070 feet long. The USS Constellation, which is also at the nearby Navy base, is 1,080 feet long. Unfortunately, a Navy spokesman said the USS Independence and the USS Kitty Hawk are not 'currently available'. Young's spokesman Kevin Shutty said the bridge would relieve pressure in the 'bottleneck area', Maritime Executive reported. He said: 'This would definitely be a unique way to tackle some of those problems, but at the same time it would serve as a floating memorial to veterans and the sacrifice they have given to our country. 'It's a novel concept. 'I think there's a lot of public support at least for exploring the idea.' Young's spokesman Kevin Shutty said: 'I think there's a lot of public support at least for exploring the idea' The $90,000 feasibility study has a deadline of December 1 for submission back to the state Legislature. According to the test of the budget proposal: '$90,000 of the motor vehicle account—state appropriation is for a study of the feasibility of constructing a military tribute bridge that spans Sinclair Inlet and that incorporates one or more decommissioned aircraft carriers. 'As a part of this study, the joint transportation committee must: (i)Determine the cost and process associated with the state's acquisition of a decommissioned aircraft carrier; and (ii) Identify potential engineering options for incorporating decommissioned aircraft carriers into a bridge. A report on the study must be submitted to the transportation committees of the legislature by December 1, 2015.'
target: The bridge would link Bremerton and Port Orchard across the Sinclair Inlet .
  Washington State Representative Jesse Young is behind the unique idea .
  State highway budget about project passed Washington House Thursday .
  Study of idea will have a $90,000 budget if approved by Legislature .
  Project would involve three carriers or just two and  two ramps .
  Rep. Young has eye on the USS Independence and the USS Kitty Hawk .