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Ferry viewed from above in 2023. The ferry Wahkiakum had been operated by Wahkiakum County, Washington since 1962, [2] between Cathlamet, Washington and Westport, Oregon. According to the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce, the ferry held nine cars and a ride across the Columbia took about ten minutes. [7]
The ferry connects SR 409 to a road that connects to U.S. Route 30, which runs 477.02 miles (767.69 km) across Oregon; [7] [8] Wahkiakum County began running the ferry in 1962, on a route from Westport to Puget Island. The ferry travels more than eighteen trips per day, and runs from 5:00 am to 10:15 pm [7] [9] and holds up to nine vehicles. [10]
It is operated by WSDOT and was the first ferry operated by the state of Washington. [8] The Guemes Island ferry from Anacortes 5 minutes north to Guemes Island is operated by Skagit County, Washington. [9] Wahkiakum County operates the Wahkiakum County Ferry between Puget Island, Washington and Westport, Oregon on the lower Columbia River.
Another highway, State Route 409, crosses to Puget Island and connects with the county-operated Wahkiakum County Ferry, which travels over the Columbia River to Westport, Oregon. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 0.50 square miles (1.29 km 2 ), of which, 0.49 square miles (1.27 km 2 ) is land and 0.01 ...
Puget Island is a 7.5 sq mi(4,785 acre; 19.365 km 2) island and Census-designated place (CDP) in the Columbia River in Wahkiakum County, Washington, United States. The island was named for Peter Puget, a lieutenant in the Vancouver Expedition of exploration, which first mapped the island in 1792. [3]
A second boat for the Daufuskie Island ferry service was approved by Beaufort County, as the service provider looks to end the battle over compliance with the county’s contract. ... is a 53-year ...
Customers prepare to exit the NY Waterway, which has provided ferry service between Belford and Manhattan for 20 years, but it is losing its contract to Seastreak, at the ferry terminal in Belford ...
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