Bridge Street Ferry

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For the ferry between Bridge Street and Roosevelt Street, operated from 1853 to 1859, see Roosevelt Street Ferry.

The Bridge Street Ferry was a ferry route connecting Manhattan and Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, United States, joining James Slip (Manhattan) and Bridge Street (Brooklyn) across the East River.

[edit] History

The ferry was established by the Brooklyn Ferry Company on July 1, 1864, running over a similar route to the old Roosevelt Street Ferry, which ran to Bridge Street until 1859.[1][2][3] The route was discontinued in early 1874, due to the failure of a bill to improve Bridge Street.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Another Ferry to New York", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, April 21, 1864, p. 2. 
  2. ^ "A New Ferry", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 30, 1864, p. 2. 
  3. ^ "Brooklyn Ferries", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, July 18, 1870, p. 2. 
  4. ^ "Bridge Street", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 22, 1874, p. 2.