ferry system
Boat route network
A ferry system is an organized network of boat services transporting passengers and vehicles across bodies of water, typically operating on fixed routes and schedules.
Cities built around harbors, rivers, or island chains often depend on ferry systems as essential public transit: The Seattle ferry system connects the mainland to Puget Sound islands.
The term implies multiple routes, vessels, and terminals working as an integrated whole.
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- rampSloped connecting surface
- roll-on roll-offVehicle ferry design
- car deckShip level for automobiles
foot passenger · pier · port authority · terminal · commuter · rush hour · round trip · gangway · captain · accessibility · vessel · strait · estuary · maritime law · ticket booth · boarding pass · interisland · crew
- SeattleSpace Needle, Pike Place Market, Mount Rainier, Puget Sound, Mariners
- BC CoastVancouver Island, Victoria, Nanaimo, Duncan, Sidney
- Gulf Coast Infrastructurelevees, locks, floodwalls, spillways, flood gates
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Denali, Sitka, Kodiak
- ferriesjetfoil, Francisco, passenger ferries, car ferries, island hopper
- Pacific NorthwestAlaska, Seattle, Oregon, Vancouver, Washington
ferry systembridge
Structure spanning an obstacle
fixed bridge · causeway · suspension bridge · tunnel · highway bridge
ferry systemtunnel
Enclosed underground route
underwater tunnel · Channel Tunnel · cable car · aerial tramway · skyway
ferry systemhighway system
Linked major roads
road network · rail system · subway system · metro system · interstate highway