Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry
The MV Park City crossing Long Island Sound during the summer of 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Waterway | Long Island Sound | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transit type | Passenger and automobile ferry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route | Bridgeport, Connecticut–Port Jefferson, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carries | passengers, bicycles, motorcycles, cars, trucks, and buses of all sizes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | McAllister Towing and Transportation Co., Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began operation | 1883 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Travel time | 1 hour and 15 minutes, one way | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of lines | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of vessels | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of terminals | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yearly ridership | 1,156,254 (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yearly vehicles | 504,332 (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company, commonly referred to as the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry, is a privately owned transportation company that operates a passenger and vehicle ferry service across the Long Island Sound, between the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and the Long Island village of Port Jefferson, New York. Founded in 1883, it is one of the oldest continuously operating ferry companies in the United States.