The Hyde Street Pier, at 2905 Hyde Street, is a historic ferry

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located on the northern waterfront of

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Background

Prior to the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge and the

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, it was the principal automobile ferry terminal connecting San Francisco with Marin County by way of

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to the north, and the

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by way of

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. It was designated part of U.S. Route 101 and U.S. Route 40. The

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began operation by the Golden Gate Ferry Company. In early-1929, the Golden Gate Ferry Company merged with the competing auto ferry system of the Southern Pacific railroad, with ferry service to the Hyde Street Pier taken over by the new "Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries, Ltd." starting on May 1, 1929.''Red Trains in the East Bay'', by Robert Ford, pp.174-79, Interurbans Publications, 1977 Today, the pier is part of the

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. Various historical ships are moored to the pier, some available for self-guided or docent-led tours. Among the ships on display or in storage are the '' Balclutha'', an 1886 square rigged sailing ship, as well as '' C.A. Thayer'', ''

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'', '' Eppleton Hall'', and over one hundred smaller craft.

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Photo of the Hyde Street Pier in the 1930s, SFPL.Photo of the Hyde Street Pier 1931, NPS
{{SFBAtransit Ferry terminals in the San Francisco Bay Area Piers in San Francisco Lincoln Highway Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco U.S. Route 101 U.S. Route 40