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[[File:Ryer Island ferry.jpeg|thumb|Ryer Island Ferry]]
The '''Ryer Island Ferry''' is a [[ferry]] that operates between [[Rio Vista, California|Rio Vista]] and [[Ryer Island]], crossing [[Cache Slough]] in the [[Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta]] in [[Solano County, California]]. The [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltrans) operates the vehicle [[roll-on/roll-off]] service, which is classified as part of [[California State Route 84]].<ref name="KXTV">{{cite web | url=https://www.abc10.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/backroads/delta-floating-highway-bartells-backroads/103-8ed833fb-6715-4a19-84d3-cafff1bbba2a | title=The Delta's floating highway | publisher=[[KXTV]] | date=2023-02-10 | accessdate=2024-01-06}}</ref> The free ferry service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, leaving every 20 minutes; on the hour, 20 minutes after the hour, and 40 minutes after the hour.<ref name="Delta Ferries">{{cite web | url=https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-projects/d4-solano-delta-ferry | title=Caltrans Delta Ferries | publisher=Caltrans | access-date=2024-01-06 }}</ref>

The ferry is served by the vessel ''[[Real McCoy II]]'' which is 88-feet long by 38-feet wide and entered service in 2011, replacing the venerable [[Real McCoy (ferry)|Real McCoy]]. The hull's capacity is {{Convert|80000|lbs|kg}}, and can carry up to eight vehicles.<ref name="history">{{cite web | url=http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/deltaferries/mccoyhistory.htm | title=Real McCoy I History | publisher=Caltrans | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329220325/http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/deltaferries/mccoyhistory.htm | archive-date=2019-03-29 | url-status=dead}}</ref> It is powered by a hydraulic propulsion system, with 360 degree propellers for steering.<ref name="history"/><ref name="KXTV"/> There is a 16.25-ton weight limit, tractor-trailers are prohibited, and the length limit is at the discretion of the Coast Guard.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dot.ca.gov/programs/traffic-operations/legal-truck-access/restrict-list | title=Special Route Restrictions | publisher=Caltrans | accessdate=2024-01-06}}</ref>

Ryer Island is also connected via the [[Howard Landing Ferry]] on [[California State Route 220|Highway 220]] to the east towards [[Ryde, California|Ryde]], and north via Highway 84 on a bridge towards [[West Sacramento, California|West Sacramento]]. Both the Howard Landing Ferry and the Ryer Island Ferry are the only state-run ferries, and there are no plans to replace them with bridges due to the low traffic numbers around Ryer Island.<ref name="KXTV"/>

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[[Category:Ferries on the California highway system]]


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