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The Seattle–Bremerton ferry is a ferry route across Puget Sound between Seattle and Bremerton, Washington. Since 1951, the route has primarily been operated by the state-run Washington State Ferries system, currently the largest ferry system in the United States. Kitsap Transit also runs passenger-only "fast ferries" service on the route.
The Bremerton–Seattle route began service on July 10, 2017. [60] It was followed by the Kingston route in November 2018 and the Southworth route in March 2021. [ 66 ] [ 70 ] All three routes charge a $2 eastbound fare and $10 westbound fare, offering monthly passes and PugetPasses for frequent passengers; reduced fare passengers are charged a ...
The ferry dock in Bremerton is within walking distance of the naval shipyard, so the workers did not need car service. [39] Commander's owners announced a round-trip price between Seattle and Bremerton of $0.60, undercutting Black Ball's $0.80 rate. The newspapers portrayed this as a "rate war" with "battle lines drawn".
Chimacum was forced into a three-day early temporary service on May 24 after Kitsap suffered a mechanical breakdown and all other vessels were in maintenance until Kaleetan, could replace her on the Seattle–Bremerton run to finish sea trials and training. [8] The vessel entered regular service in June 2017 on the Seattle–Bremerton route. [9]
From 2004 to April 2007, a private company, the Kitsap Ferry Co., provided passenger-only ferry service between Bremerton and Seattle, during weekday commute times. The service was canceled due to high costs and lack of support from Kitsap Transit , whose district voters failed to pass a sales tax increase for the foot ferry.
The highway was briefly removed from the state system by the state legislature from 1991 to 1993 and was extended over the Seattle–Bremerton in 1994. A major improvement project began in 1998, building a new boulevard to serve SR 304, widening the highway through Bremerton, and adding a short tunnel for westbound traffic from the ferry terminal.
Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The population was 43,505 at the 2020 census and an estimated 44,122 in 2021, [5] making it the largest city on the Kitsap Peninsula. Bremerton is home to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Bremerton Annex of Naval Base Kitsap.
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