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The Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry operates between Port Jefferson, NY and Bridgeport, CT, and the service currently consists of four vessels and two terminals. Each vessel contains a dual-level car deck with capacity ranging from 85 to 120, with capacity often selling out on summer weekends and holiday sailing periods.
Bridgeport Harbor is an inlet on the north side of Long Island Sound in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It was carved by the retreat of the glaciers during the last ice age approximately 13,000 years ago. Bridgeport Harbor is a federal shipping port and a terminus of the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company , one of the oldest ferry companies ...
Port Jefferson's ferry company was established in 1883 and was championed by influential circus owner P. T. Barnum. Barnum, who owned lands in both Port Jefferson and Bridgeport, Connecticut, became the new company's first president. [29] The village additionally serves as the eastern terminus for the Long Island Rail Road's Port Jefferson Branch.
Ferries provide service between Long Island and Connecticut, notably the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry (between Port Jefferson and Bridgeport), and the Cross Sound Ferry (between Orient Point and New London). The ferries that cross Long Island Sound carry automobiles, trucks and buses, as well as foot passengers. [21]
Port Jefferson: Bridgeport: 14.5 miles (23.3 km) Bridge $219 million $368 million 1965 1968 Shoreham: New Haven: 24.0 miles (38.6 km) Bridge $565 million $1.4 billion 1971 1979 Wading River: East Haven: Bridge 1979 Riverhead: Guilford: 20.1 miles (32.3 km) Bridge $510 million $720 million 1971 1979 East Marion: Old Saybrook: 10 miles (16 km ...
The MV P.T. Barnum docked at Port Jefferson. Ferries provide service between Long Island and Connecticut, notably the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry between Port Jefferson, New York and Bridgeport, Connecticut, and the Cross Sound Ferry between Orient Point, New York and New London, Connecticut. Some of the ferries that cross Long Island ...
English: This picturesque summer 2016 photo shows the MV Park City crossing the Long Island Sound between Port Jefferson, NY and Bridgeport, CT. Date 22 June 2016
The Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry, which operates out of Bridgeport roughly 25 miles east of the bridge and which had entered a new car and passenger ferry, the MV Grand Republic, into service three months prior to the collapse, saw a surge in ridership following the collapse, as many travelers traveling between Connecticut and Long Island ...