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As of May 2019, the ferry runs hourly (on the hour from the
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664:Wahkiakum County Ferry
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467:November 4,
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908:Categories
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298:WSDOT Blog
279:References
242:The ferry
163:Washington
123:10 minutes
104:1925-06-25
44:The ferry
632:Crossings
605:Wahkiakum
404:August 1,
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