Seattle-Bremerton Ferry

Seattle-Bremerton Ferry
Hyak boarding at Bremerton.
Route
Crosses Puget Sound
Route Seattle – Bremerton, Washington
Service
Authority Washington State Ferries (1951-present).
Length 15.5 miles
Travel time 60 minutes (2011); 45 minutes (1968)
History
Connecting at Bremerton:
Washington State Route 304;
Washington State Route 303

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.

Contents

History

Main article: Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet

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 May 2011 were the super ferries Kaleetan and Hyak[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, “Spring 2011 Sailing Schedule for Thursday May 26, 2011”.

References