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The Steilacoom-Anderson Island ferry is a ferry route in southern Puget Sound which is owned and operated by Pierce County, Washington. The route also serves Ketron Island. There are 10 to 14 runs per day, depending on the day of the week. Four runs per day run on a triangular route run from Steilacoom, Washington to both Ketron and Anderson islands. The remainder of the runs are direct runs from Steilacom to Anderson Island and back.〔(Town of Steilacoom ) official website (accessed 05-24-11).〕 ==History== The first ferry service to Anderson Island was on April 1, 1922, with the ferry ''Elk'' (later renamed ''Airline''), running under a contract between Pierce County, Washington and the Skansie Brothers. ''Elk'' was new at the time, , and could transport 16 automobiles. The Skansie brothers were successful at securing other ferry contracts, and they built most of their ferries, including ''Elk'' in their own shipyard.〔Kline and Bayless, ''Ferryboats – A Legend on Puget Sound'', at 126.〕 Traffic increased and by 1924, the Skansies were able to put another ferry on the route, the ''City of Steilacoom'', with a capacity for 30 automobiles. The ''City of Steilacoom'' had a single deck with a small elevated control room, and a ramp, and looked like a powered barge.〔Findlay and Paterson, ''Mosquito Fleet of Southern Puget Sound'', at 119.〕 In 1934-35, the ferry service was still being conducted by the Skansie brothers, who were doing business as the Washington Navigation Company, under Mitchell Skansie, president. The ferry continued to depart from Steilacoom, and made stops at Anderson Island, Longbranch, Washington and McNeil Island, with no stop listed for Ketron Island. Four runs per day were made in 1934-35, with additional trips if traffic demanded.〔Galentine and Anderson Island Historical Society, ''Anderson Island'', at 64-65.〕 In 1938 Pierce County assumed control of the ferry service over and contracted it out for operation. In 1939, Pierce County bought the ferry ''Pioneer'', which had been built in 1916, to serve as reserve boat. ''Pioneer'' had been employed on the Deception Pass ferry until 1935, when that route was eliminated by the construction of the Deception Pass Bridge. ''Pioneer'' was sold in 1964.〔 In 1967 Pierce County bought the wooden-hulled motor ferry ''Tourist II'' (, 95 tons, capacity: 22 automobiles), which had been running on the Astoria-Megler route from 1924 to 1966, and renamed the vessel ''Islander''. Although over 40 years old, ''Islander'' had been well maintained and was in excellent condition.〔Feagans, ''The Railroad that Ran by the Tide'', at 90-91.〕 In 1995 the ''M/V Christine Anderson'' was placed on the route.〔(Pierce County Public Works and Utilities Airport and Ferry Division, Memorandum, “Ferry Performance Measures” (April 8, 2011) ) (accessed 05-23-11).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steilacoom–Anderson Island Ferry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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