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which had negative impacts on the marine environment. The new concrete and steel pilings were completed in mid-2023; the four-span walkway itself is scheduled to be lifted into place during a six-day period in September 2023. During the six days, the Bainbridge Island run will be closed to vehicles,
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Construction on a replacement for the Bainbridge Island terminal's pedestrian walkway began in 2022 due to the existing wooden structure's seismic vulnerability; the wooden pilings were also coated in
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bicycles, and scooters due to the need for construction staging on the vehicle loading area. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2024 at a cost of $ 33 million.
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Before ferries were dominant on Puget Sound, the route was served by passenger and freight-carrying steamboats. The wooden steamship
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annexed the rest of the island and changed its name. Since 1951 the only ferries employed on the route have belonged to the
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in 1997–1998, which returned a passenger capacity of 2,500 and a maximum of 202 vehicles.
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By 1968, demand on the Bainbridge Island ferry was exceeding vehicle capacity, so the
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and on Bainbridge Island, at Winslow. Next to the Winslow terminal is
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Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
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The Evergreen Fleet – A Pictorial History of Washington State Ferries
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This ferry route is 8.6 miles (13.8 km) long, with terminals at
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opened, connecting the north end of Bainbridge Island to the
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Ferry terminals on the Seattle–Bainbridge Island route
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ferry as it approaches the Seattle ferry terminal at
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served on the route, except during summers, when the
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H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest
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Bainbridge Island
Waterway
Puget Sound
Transit type
Seattle
Bainbridge Island
SR 305
Washington State Ferries
Jumbo Mark-II-class ferries
Bus
Kitsap Transit
Clallam Transit
Road
SR 305
Ship
King County Water Taxi
Tram
Link light rail
Pioneer Square station
Bus
King County Metro
Sound Transit Express
Road
SR 519
Phabricator
MediaWiki.org
Puget Sound
Seattle
Bainbridge Island, Washington

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