Wheatland Ferry

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Wheatland Ferry

Ferry boat on-shore for inspection and maintenance.

Photo taken by Mike Goff in June 2012

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BH Photo #233272

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Overview

Ferry across Willamette River on Wheatland Rd/Matheny Rd

Location

Wheatland, Marion County, Oregon, and Yamhill County, Oregon

Status

Open to traffic

History

Established 1850's, Current ferry built in 2001

Design

Cable guided ferry

Dimensions

Total length: 580.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+45.09026, -123.04539   (decimal degrees)
45°05'25" N, 123°02'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

10/496428/4992978 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Mission Bottom

Inventory number

BH 50346 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• November 15, 2018: New photo from Mike Goff
• March 28, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
• March 14, 2018: New photo from Leslie R Trick
• November 6, 2014: New photos from Mike Garland
• June 11, 2012: New photos from Mike Goff
• November 28, 2011: Added by Michael Goff

Related Bridges 

• PNWR - Willamette River Bridge (Downstream) - Modern St. Paul-Newberg Highway Bridge between structures
• UP - Willamette River Bridge (Upstream)

Sources 

• Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Wikipedia - Wheatland Ferry
• WHEATLAND FERRY INFORMATION - Marion County Department of Public Works
• The Daniel Matheny V: Salem's New Wheatland Ferry - Salem Online History
• Mike Garland - Rapier342 [at] comcast [dot] net
• Leslie R Trick - Leslie [dot] Trick [at] gmail [dot] com
• Richard Doody

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