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Seattle–Bainbridge Island Ferry
The Seattle–Bainbridge ferry is a ferry route across Puget Sound between Seattle and Bainbridge Island, Washington. The route was called the Seattle–Winslow ferry before the city of Winslow annexed the rest of the island and changed its name. Since 1951 the only ferries employed on the route have belonged to the Washington state ferry system, currently the largest ferry system in the United States. The Seattle–Bainbridge Island route is the busiest in the system and was used by over 4.9million total passengers in 2024. Description This ferry route is long, with terminals at Colman Dock in Seattle and on Bainbridge Island, at Winslow. Next to the Winslow terminal is Eagle Harbor, the main shipyard for the Washington State Ferry system.Demoro, Harre, ''The Evergreen Fleet'', pp. 45–47 The Seattle–Bainbridge Island route is the busiest in the Washington State Ferries system. In 2024, it carried a total of 4.9million passengers, of which 2.1million were walk-ons. A to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bainbridge Island
Bainbridge Island is a city and island in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is located in Puget Sound. The population was 24,825 at the 2020 census, making Bainbridge Island the second largest city in Kitsap County. The island is separated from the Kitsap Peninsula by Port Orchard, with Bremerton lying to the southwest. Bainbridge Island is a suburb of Seattle, connected via the Washington State Ferries system and to Poulsbo and the Suquamish Indian Reservation by State Route 305, which uses the Agate Pass Bridge. History For thousands of years, members of the Suquamish people and their ancestors lived on the land now called Bainbridge Island. There were nine villages on the island; these included winter villages at Port Madison, Battle Point, Point White, Lynwood Center, Port Blakely, and Eagle Harbor, as well as summer villages at Manzanita, Fletcher Bay, and Rolling Bay. In 1792, English explorer Captain George Vancouver spent several days with his shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bainbridge (steamboat)
Bainbridge may refer to: People *Bainbridge (name) Places * Bainbridge Township (other) United States * Bainbridge Island, Alaska * Bainbridge, Georgia * Bainbridge, Indiana * Bainbridge (town), New York ** Bainbridge (village), New York * Bainbridge, Geauga County, Ohio * Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio * Bainbridge, Pennsylvania * Bainbridge Island, Washington * United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge, Maryland Other countries * Bainbridge, British Columbia, Canada * Bainbridge, North Yorkshire, England Other * Bainbridge College, a community college in Bainbridge, Georgia, US * Bainbridge Cup, a trophy in the game of pickleball * Bainbridge reflex, in Physiology, also called the atrial reflex * 5 ships named * Bainbridge, the former name of the John Lewis Newcastle Bainbridge's (company name Bainbridge & Co) was a major department store in Eldon Square Shopping Centre, Eldon Square in the Newcastle upon Tyne city centre, centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MV Kaleetan
MV ''Kaleetan'' is a operated by Washington State Ferries. The ''Kaleetan'' (meaning arrow in Chinook) is named for a mountain peak northwest of Snoqualmie Pass Snoqualmie Pass is a mountain pass that carries Interstate 90 (I-90) through the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Washington. The pass summit is at an elevation of , on the county line between Kittitas County and King County. Snoqualmie Pas .... It can hold 144 vehicles, and 1868 passengers. It is in the third largest class of Washington State Ferries. It was built by National Steel and Shipbuilding in San Diego in 1967. The ''Kaleetan'' went into service in early 1968 serving the Seattle-Bainbridge Island route. It was replaced by the in 1973 and moved north to the Anacortes-San Juan Islands route. It remained in the San Juans, until 1999, when it got a midlife upgrade. Since its midlife overhaul, the ''Kaleetan'' has generally been assigned to the Seattle-Bremerton route, with periodic assignments in the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
