Sausalito Ferry Terminal Explained

Sausalito Ferry Terminal
Address:Humboldt Avenue at Anchor Street
Sausalito, California
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:ferry
Owned:City of Sausalito
Operator:Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District (as Golden Gate Ferry)
Connections:Golden Gate Transit

2, 30, 92
Marin Transit: 17, 61, 71X, 115

Parking:Yes
Opened:
(Golden Gate Ferry)
Closed: (NWP)
Rebuilt:1996
Other Services Header:Former railway services
Other Services Collapsible:yes

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.

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. Pedestrian ferries were discontinued on February 28, 1941,[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. A new dock was built in 1996.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Golden Gate Ferry Service . Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District . April 30, 2019.
  2. Book: The Northwestern Pacific Railroad: Redwood Empire Route . 1964. 1982 . Stindt, Fred. Kelseyville and Modesto . Dunscomb Press . Library of Congress Catalog No.64-24033. 88–89.
  3. News: 1,700 Passengers in Last Excursion on Gate Ferry . September 13, 2023 . Press Democrat . Newspapers.com . March 2, 1941 . 1.
  4. Web site: History of Sausalito . Sausalito.com . Sausalito.com & California Media Partners, LLC . April 30, 2019.
  5. News: Prado. Mark. Sausalito ferry landing revisions approved as city balks. June 1, 2017. Marin Independent Journal. May 30, 2017.