 The island is separated from the Kitsap Peninsula by Port Orchard, with Bremerton lying to the southwest.Bainbridge Island is connected to Seattle via the Washington State Ferries system and to Poulsbo and the Suquamish Indian Reservation by State Route 305, which uses the Agate Pass Bridge.In July 2005, CNN/Money and "Money" magazine named Bainbridge Island the second-best place to live in the United States.