Sausalito Ferry Terminal is a ferry terminal in
Sausalito, California
Sausalito ( Spanish for "small willow grove") is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located southeast of Marin City, south-southeast of San Rafael, and about north of San Francisco from the Golden Gate Bridge.
Sausalito's ...
, connecting
Marin County
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and
San Francisco
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. The station is served by
Golden Gate Ferry
Golden Gate Ferry is a commuter ferry service operated by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District in San Francisco Bay, part of the Bay Area of Northern California, United States. Regular service is run to the Ferry Building ...
and
Blue & Gold Fleet ferries as well as
Golden Gate Transit
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and
Marin Transit
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bus routes.
History
The Sausalito Land and Ferry Company began running ferries between here and San Francisco around 1868.
The terminal served as the southern terminus and ferry connection to San Francisco for the
North Pacific Coast Railroad, which purchased the service in 1875.
Pedestrian ferries were discontinued on February 28, 1941,
with car ferry service ended by March, a few years after opening of the
Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The structure links the U.S. city of San Francisco, California—the northern tip of the San Francisco P ...
.
On August 15, 1970, Golden Gate Ferries began service to San Francisco along with the inauguration of bus services to the ferry terminal that day.
A new dock was built in 1996.
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1970 establishments in California
Railway stations closed in 1941
Ferry terminals in the San Francisco Bay Area
Sausalito, California
Public transportation in Marin County, California
San Francisco Bay Trail
Transportation buildings and structures in Marin County, California
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1868
Former Northwestern Pacific Railroad stations
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