Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

Point Defiance–Tahlequah ferry

Ferry route in the U.S. state of Washington From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Point Defiance–Tahlequah ferry
Remove ads

The Point Defiance–Tahlequah ferry is a ferry route across Puget Sound between the Point Defiance ferry terminal in Tacoma and Tahlequah, Washington, on the southern tip of Vashon Island. 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. Point Defiance-Tahlequah is the shortest route in the system.

Quick Facts Waterway, Route ...
Remove ads

Description

This ferry route is 1.7 miles long, with terminals at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma and on Vashon Island, at Tahlequah.[1]

Vessels

Until 1967, the wooden ferry Skansonia (capacity: 308 passengers, 32 autos) was regularly assigned to the route. In 1967, Skansonia, built in 1929, was replaced with Hiyu (capacity: 200 passengers, 40 autos), which had been built specifically for the route.[1] However, traffic soon outpaced the Hiyu, which was replaced by the Olympic and later the 48-car ferry MV Rhododendron. Since 2012, MV Chetzemoka has served the route.

Remove ads

See also

Notes

Loading content...

References

Loading content...
Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads