Sausalito Ferry Terminal
Sausalito Ferry Terminal is a ferry terminal in Sausalito, California, connecting Marin County and San Francisco. The station is served by Golden Gate Ferry and Blue & Gold Fleet ferries as well as Golden Gate Transit and Marin Transit bus routes.
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Golden Gate Ferry docked at Sausalito, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Humboldt Avenue at Anchor Street Sausalito, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.856°N 122.479°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Sausalito | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District (as Golden Gate Ferry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Golden Gate Transit: 2, 30, 92 Marin Transit: 17, 61, 71X, 115 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1868 August 15, 1970 (Golden Gate Ferry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | February 28, 1941 (NWP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
The Sausalito Land and Ferry Company began running ferries between here and San Francisco around 1868.[1] The terminal served as the southern terminus and ferry connection to San Francisco for the North Pacific Coast Railroad,[2] which purchased the service in 1875.[1] Pedestrian ferries were discontinued on February 28, 1941,[1][3] with car ferry service ended by March, a few years after opening of the Golden Gate Bridge.[4]
On August 15, 1970, Golden Gate Ferries began service to San Francisco along with the inauguration of bus services to the ferry terminal that day.[1] A new dock was built in 1996.[5]
References
- "History of Golden Gate Ferry Service". Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- Stindt, Fred. Kelseyville and Modesto (1982) [1964]. The Northwestern Pacific Railroad: Redwood Empire Route. Dunscomb Press. pp. 88–89. Library of Congress Catalog No.64-24033.
- "1,700 Passengers in Last Excursion on Gate Ferry". Press Democrat. March 2, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "History of Sausalito". Sausalito.com. Sausalito.com & California Media Partners, LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- Prado, Mark (May 30, 2017). "Sausalito ferry landing revisions approved as city balks". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved June 1, 2017.