Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal

Horseshoe Bay is a major ferry terminal owned and operated by BC Ferries. Located in the suburb of West Vancouver, British Columbia, Horseshoe Bay provides a vehicle ferry link from the Lower Mainland to Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast and Bowen Island, a small island in the southern part of Howe Sound.

Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal
A ferry departing the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal.
Location6750 Keith Road, West Vancouver
Coordinates49°23′N 123°16′W
Owned byBC Ferries
Operated byBC Ferries
Line(s)Route 2–Departure Bay
Route 3–Langdale
Route 8–Snug Cove
Connections
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened1961[1]

There are currently 3 berths at Horseshoe Bay, making it the third largest BC Ferries terminal, after Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay.

Because of the presence of the ferry terminal, Horseshoe Bay is a control city on the Upper Levels Highway westbound.

Incidents and accidents

In 2005, the Queen of Oak Bay ferry lost control and smashed into a number of private boats at the marina in Horseshoe Bay; no fatalities were reported.[2]

References

  1. "Horseshoe Bay". hp.bccna.bc.ca/. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  2. "Media Room | BC Ferries - British Columbia Ferry Services Inc". www.bcferries.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.