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Inter-Island Ferry Authority experimented with various traffic-building promotions, without success. [18] After sailing the northern route for the summers of 2006, 2007, and 2008, annual travel never exceeded 3,000 passengers, and 1,000 vehicles.
State Route 339 (SR 339) is a 8.5-nautical-mile-long (9.8 mi; 15.7 km) [1] state highway in the U.S. state of Washington.It is designated on a former state-run ferry route that connected Vashon Island's Vashon Heights ferry terminal to downtown Seattle's Pier 50, via a passenger-only ferry, the MV Skagit.
The auction concluded on January 19, 2022, with the ferry sold "as is" and "where is" to Paul Italia, Ron Castellano and Staten Island natives Colin Jost and Pete Davidson [9] for a final selling price of $280,100. [10] The new owners planned on converting the ferry into an entertainment venue at the cost of $34 million as of 2024. [11]
In 1951, Washington State bought out PSNC and took over the ferry system. The state paid $500,000 for the ferry terminal at Colman Dock. [6] Work on the present terminal began a decade later; there have been several reconfigurations and modernizations since. [3] The very month that the state ferry terminal opened, it was the subject of another ...
The forerunner to the Alaska Marine Highway was the Chilkoot Motorship Lines, [6] founded in 1948 by Haines residents Steve Homer and Ray Gelotte. [2] The company used a converted LCT-Mark VI landing craft, christened the MV Chilkoot. [1]
The state of Alaska built a new $10 million ferry terminal at the end of the Walden Point Road. In July 2013 Lituya began using the new terminal, cutting travel time to Ketchikan in half. [26] In January 2017 fare collection policies were changed. Established fares were doubled from Ketchikan to Annette Bay while the trip back was free.
The official public unveiling occurred on June 8, 2014, at the Clinton ferry terminal. [11] The ferry made its maiden voyage on June 30, 2014. [ 12 ] The Tokitae ' s first week of service was marred by a hydraulic leak and a design flaw that caused cars to scrape against the car ramps. [ 13 ]
Casco Bay Lines' terminal building on the Maine State Pier. The Casco Bay Lines Ferry Terminal is located on the Maine State Pier. It was constructed in the 1980s. In the summer of 2014, a major renovation and addition designed by Scott Simons Architects opened to the public, effectively doubling the size of the original building.