Ferries in Washington state

The U.S. state of Washington is home to a number of public and private ferry systems, most notably the state-run Washington State Ferries.

History

Due to Washington's geography which features large, deep bodies of water with many peninsulas and islands, ferries are a natural means of connecting communities in the region.

Washington State Ferries

Washington State Ferries, owned and operated by the Washington State Department of Transportation, serves communities on Puget Sound and in the San Juan Islands. It is the largest fleet of passenger and automobile ferries in the United States and the third largest in the world.

Other ferries in Washington

Publicly operated

Private

Many private ferries exist to serve residents of islands throughout Puget Sound and beyond into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. For example:

Passenger-only

King County Water Taxi and Downtown Seattle

Defunct

References

  1. "Guemes Island Ferry". Skagit County, Washington.
  2. "Pierce County's Ferry fleet". Pierce County, Washington.
  3. "McNeil Island Ferry Schedule". Washington State Department of Corrections.
  4. "Kitsap Transit Foot Ferry". Kitsap Transit.
  5. "The Keller Ferry in Eastern Washington". WSDOT.
  6. Coho ferry
  7. Hat Island Community (2009). "Ferry Info". Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  8. "King County dives into foot ferries", Seattle Times November 14, 2007 (accessed May 31, 2008)
  9. http://www.ladyofthelake.com/index.php?page_id=1
  10. "Ocean Shores-Westport summer ferry service grounded", The Daily World via The Seattle Times (Aberdeen, Washington), April 16, 2008

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