| History Center photos - Ferries |
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| Introduction |
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This page is devoted to historical photographs of Ferries in Oregon. This is just a sampling of the many photos in the History Center.
Historical records, correspondence and photographs dating back to the late 1800's are stored at the ODOT History Center in Room 5 of the Transportation Building in Salem, Oregon.
The documents in the History Center are public records and open to inspection, as well as being available to copy. The History Center has space available for old records, including photographs, which are not being used in daily work. If you have any questions about the center, contact Pat Solomon, Archivist at (503) 986-3284 or FAX (503) 986-4025.
To get back to the main History Center page, click here.
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| Boone's Ferry |
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Boone's Ferry, Wilsonville, 1952
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Boone's Ferry, Wilsonville, 1952
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| M. R. Chessman |
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The "CHESSMAN" was named after Merle R. Chessman, member of the Highway Commission from April 8, 1943 to October 1, 1946. The Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland, Or., built the boat, for the state of Oregon, in 1947, and went into service April 1948. The ferry ran from Astoria to Megler until August 1966, when the Columbia River bridge opened.
This ferry was sold in 1966 and sent to Vietnam to serve as a ferry on the Mekong Delta. However, when a bridge was built on the crossing, it was sent to a Vietnamese Navy repair shop. Later called the HQ9602, she was stationed at Cat Lai, about 7 miles E. of Saigon, & served about sixty river patrol craft, which ply the Rung Zat, zone channels & inland waterways farther north.
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M.R. Chessman launching, 1947
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J.M. Devers (left), Chief Council, Oregon State Highway Department; Mr. & Mrs. Merl Chessman & Daughter.
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| Tourist 2 |
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Tourist No. 2
Service started in 1924, built in a wooden hull, 110' long, 36' breadth, Gross tonnage 95. Powered with 320 HP Atlas-Imperial diesel engine. Capacity of 20 cars & 155 passengers. Cost to build was $42,000. In 1941, right after Pearl Harbor attack, the Army commandeered the ferry to employ it for laying mines in the lower river. Later the Army used it as a ferry, running between Fort Canby and Fort Stevens. At war's end, the Army sold Tourist 2 back to Elfving for $36,000. Oregon took over the ferry in 1946, In 1966, it was sent to Alaska & used as a floating cannery.
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| Tourist 3 |
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| Built in 1931, it had a wooden hull, was 108.6' long, 37.5' breadth, and 10.3' dept. 233 tonnage, 475 HP Washington ESTEP Diesel engine. Capacity of 28 cars and 280 passengers. From December thru March, it made 10 trips per day. It cost $90,000 to build. It was built by F.S. Elfving, Pres. & General Mgr., Astoria-North Beach Ferry Co. |
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| Union Pacific Ferry |
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Union Pacific Ferry, North Beach
Built in 1927 by UPRR & operated by Columbia Transportation Co., who sold out to Capt. Elfving, of N. Beach Ferry Co. It cost $68,000 to build. It was 102.3 ft. long, 37.6 ft. breadth, 9.1 ft. depth, with a capacity of 25 cars. It has a 275 HP Washington-Estep diesel engine. During the war, it was used as a freight carrier on the Columbia River, but hadn't operated as a passenger ferry since 1930. It was in poor condition & junked in 1948.
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