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Portsmouth investigated three locations for a ferry port at the end of the 1960s, before the current location was chosen. The choice was based on cost and the likely benefit of cross-channel ferries. The site was at the end of the newly constructed M275 .
The Jet Express ferry fleet comprises four high-speed water-jet-powered catamaran vessels: MV Jet Express (1989) (Port Clinton route only) MV Jet Express II (1992) (Port Clinton route only) MVJet Express III (2002) (Sandusky-Inter-Island route only) MV Jet Express IV (1995) (Acquired in 2009, back up, and excursions)
Port Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States, [5] located at the mouth of the Portage River on Lake Erie. The population was 6,025 at the 2020 census . It is the principal city of the Port Clinton micropolitan area , about 34 miles (55 km) southeast of Toledo .
State Route 53 was an original state highway which stretched from the Ohio River at Higginsport to Port Clinton. The route followed that of current State Route 221 to Georgetown, then followed the route currently followed by U.S. Route 68 to Kenton, then along its current route into Port Clinton.
Portsmouth is a city in and the county seat of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. [5] Located in southern Ohio 41 miles (66 km) south of Chillicothe, it lies on the north bank of the Ohio River, across from Kentucky and just east of the mouth of the Scioto River. The population was 18,252 at the 2020 census.
The need for a second vessel to run alongside the similar Spirit of Gosport still existed, and the current Spirit of Portsmouth was built in 2005. She is primarily used for cruising Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent, thus enabled Spirit of Gosport to replace Portsmouth Queen on the Gosport to Portsmouth ferry route.
1962 – From 1-mile (1.6 km) north of West Portsmouth to 1-mile (1.6 km) west of Portsmouth upgraded to 4 lanes. [6] 1966 – From Franklin to Interstate 75 upgraded to 4 lanes. [6] 1972 – Extended to Portsmouth (dually certified with State Route 104) [6] along the former alignment of U.S. Route 23.
HSC Wight Ryder I is one of two high-speed passenger catamarans operated by Wightlink on the Ryde to Portsmouth ferry route. Both vessels left their construction site in the Philippines in June 2009, and began service in September 2009. In preparation for their arrival, berth improvements at Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier were carried out