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Thanks for looking.Satisfaction guaranteed.Type: Standard Size, Real Photo Postcard No. D73 PvPostal History: None.Caption: Sixth Avenue Ferry Slip, Tacoma, Washington.Additional Information:The Fosdick ferry was an automobile-and-passenger ferry—essentially an early roll-on/roll-off car ferry—operating across the Tacoma Narrows between Point Fosdick near Gig Harbor and Titlow Beach/Sixth Avenue in Tacoma. It began service in 1928, before the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened.
What “Fosdick ferry” means
“Fosdick ferry” usually refers to the route and landing at Point Fosdick, not a single vessel. Washington Navigation Co. operated the service, including the ferry City of Tacoma. It carried motorists, their automobiles, and foot passengers, linking the Gig Harbor peninsula with Tacoma.
Unlike the older Mosquito Fleet-style passenger launches that had served nearby landings, the Point Fosdick operation was built for the automobile era:
Vehicles drove aboard at the terminal and drove off at the other shore.
The principal crossing connected Point Fosdick with Titlow Beach in Tacoma.
The direct run was reportedly about eight minutes; stops at East Cromwell and Fox Island extended it to about ten minutes.
Point Fosdick Road became an important approach road for ferry traffic and was part of the early state-highway route through Gig Harbor.
The Point Fosdick route was displaced when the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened in July 1940. But after the bridge collapsed on November 7, 1940, ferry service had to be restored; the Point Fosdick landing was rebuilt and the route again connected Point Fosdick, Fox Island, and Titlow. It finally ended with the opening of the second Narrows Bridge in 1950.
So, in the most useful historical shorthand: it was a Tacoma Narrows car ferry route, served by auto ferries rather than a passenger-only Mosquito Fleet boat.
How did the Mosquito Fleet differ from the Washington Navigation Co f
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