Seattle–Bremerton Ferry

Seattle-Bremerton Ferry

Hyak boarding at Bremerton.
Waterway Puget Sound
Route SeattleBremerton, Washington
Authority Washington State Ferries (1951-present).
System length 17 miles
Travel time 60 minutes (2011); 45 minutes (1968)

Connections at Bremerton

Road
Washington State Route 304

The Seattle-Bremerton ferry is a ferry route across Puget Sound between Seattle and Bremerton, Washington. Since 1951 the only ferries employed on the route have belonged to the Washington state ferry system, currently the largest ferry system in the United States.

History

The Seattle-Bremerton ferry was once known as the "Navy Yard Route”. Before ferry service, the route was served by steamships and steamboats, such as the Inland Flyer. The sternwheeler Bailey Gatzert, once considered one of the most prestigious vessels to operate on Puget Sound and the Columbia River, was converted to an automobile ferry and as such became the first ferry to run on the Seattle-Bremerton route.[1] Another vessel to run on the route was the unique “streamlined” ferry Kalakala.

Current status

The route from Seattle departs from the Washington State Ferry Terminal on the central Seattle waterfront. Assigned to the route as of July 2013 were the Super-class ferry Kaleetan and Issaquah 130 class ferry Kitsap[2]

See also

Notes

  1. Newell, Gordon, R., ed., H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, at 291, Superior Publishing, Seattle, WA 1966
  2. Washington State Ferries, “Maintenance, Drydock and Inspection needs”.

References


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