Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
All wrapped up like a Christmas present, the shell of the Sanpoil ferry heads through Odessa Monday on its way to Grand Coulee for final assembly. It is expected to take over the Keller Ferry route in July.
The new ferry meant to replace the Martha S. at Keller on the Columbia River traveled through Odessa Monday on its way along State Route 21 toward Grand Coulee. State transportation employees helped ensure that the oversized vehicle being towed on a tractor-trailer rig would clear the overhead power and telephone lines within the town of Odessa.
The new ferry has been named Sanpoil, an anglicized version of the name of the original native inhabitants of the Keller area along the Columbia River.
The Sanpoil is 116 feet long and can carry up to 20 cars or two 80,000-pound trailer trucks plus nin...
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