Harstine Island ferry

The Harstine Island ferry connected Harstine Island with mainland Mason County, Washington across Pickering Passage in south Puget Sound until 1969 when the ferry was replaced by a bridge.

Harstine Island Ferry
Harstine Island ferry, October 1947
Locale47.2476°N 122.9202°W / 47.2476; -122.9202
WaterwayPickering Passage
Began operation1922
Ended operation1969
No. of vesselsIsland Belle, Harstine I, Harstine II.

Course of service

In 1922 Mason County provided a ferry service to Harstine Island with the ferry Island Belle, which was a scow equipped with a 10 horsepower (7.5 kW) motor, driven by sidewheels, and which and a lifting ramp on each end. Island Belle could transport three automobiles, and made three trips a day, three days a week. The ferry crossed Pickering Passage from the mainland to a landing on the west side of Harstine Island.[1]

In 1929, Mason County replaced Island Belle with Harstine I, and, in 1945, Harstine II replaced Harstine I. In 1969 the ferry was superseded by a bridge.[1]

Notes
  1. Findlay and Paterson, Mosquito Fleet of South Puget Sound, at page 119.
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References
  • Findlay, Jean Cammon and Paterson, Robin, Mosquito Fleet of South Puget Sound, (2008) Arcadia Publishing ISBN 0-7385-5607-6
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