Bridge Street Ferry
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For the ferry between Bridge Street and Roosevelt Street, operated from 1853 to 1859, see Roosevelt Street Ferry.
The Bridge Street Ferry was a ferry route connecting Manhattan and Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, United States, joining James Slip (Manhattan) and Bridge Street (Brooklyn) across the East River.
[edit] History
The ferry was established by the Brooklyn Ferry Company on July 1, 1864, running over a similar route to the old Roosevelt Street Ferry, which ran to Bridge Street until 1859.[1][2][3] The route was discontinued in early 1874, due to the failure of a bill to improve Bridge Street.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Another Ferry to New York, April 21, 1864, page 2
- ^ Brooklyn Daily Eagle, A New Ferry, June 30, 1864, page 2
- ^ Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn Ferries, July 18, 1870, page 2
- ^ Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Bridge Street, May 22, 1874, page 2
