A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, vehicles, and cargo across a body of water, typically on a regular schedule. They are an integral part in public transportation systems of islands and cities that reside along bodies of water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A passenger ferry with many stops on a route is sometimes referred to as a water bus or water taxi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The United States of America has a rich history of ferry services. The following sections highlight some of the more notable ferries in operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the most notable ferries in New York<\/a> is the Staten Island Ferry<\/a>, which connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Manhattan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is the single busiest ferry route by passenger volume in the United States of America. It is free to ride because the state of New York subsidizes it through tax revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NYC Ferry is a public ferry system in New York which currently operates seven routes, one of which is seasonal. They are as follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NYC Ferry has the largest passenger ferry fleet in the United States of America total 38 active vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Port Jefferson Ferry<\/a> connects Port Jefferson, New York and Bridgeport, Connecticut. It was founded in 1883 and is one of the oldest ferries in the United States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Prior to the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge and Bay Bridge, commuting between the North, South and East bays was primarily done by ferry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, with the construction of bridges around the Bay Area, commuter ferry used dwindled and, by the 1970s, were primarily used by tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 1989, following the Loma Prieta earthquake which caused the partial collapse of the Bay Bridge, emergency ferry service was enacted to shuttle commuters from the East Bay to San Francisco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This catalyst led to a resurgence in ferry services and showed how important a robust ferry system is for the Bay Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ferry services like Golden Gate Ferry<\/a> and San Francisco Bay Ferry<\/a> are an integral part of public transportation in the San Francisco Bay Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Golden Gate Ferry operates the following routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n San Francisco Bay Ferry operates the following routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Both services are expanding to accommodate the yearly rise in their ridership numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tourist ferries such as Blue & Gold Fleet and Red and White Fleet<\/a> also continue to rise in popularity and remain vital parts of San Francisco’s tourism industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Washington State Ferries<\/a> is the second largest ferry system in the world as measured by vehicles transported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They currently operate the following 10 routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2022, Washington State Ferries averaged 354 departures per day and carried 17 million riders in total.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, vehicles, and cargo across a body of water, typically on a regular schedule. They are an integral part in public transportation systems of islands and cities that reside along bodies of water. A passenger ferry with many stops on a route is sometimes referred to … <\/p>\nNYC Ferry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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