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Pier 43 Ferry Arch

Pier 43 Ferry Arch, Pier in San Francisco, United States

Pier 43 Ferry Arch is a historic ferry arch at Pier 43 in San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. Its headhouse, a decorated hoisting tower for loading and unloading rail cars on and off ferries, was built in 1914 to serve the Belt Railroad. The wood pier was replaced in 1996.

The pier was built in 1914 to connect rail cars with ferries and transport people and goods across the bay. After a fire in 1998, the headhouse was restored between 2002 and 2003, and in 2006 the pier was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The headhouse was a decorated hoisting tower for loading and unloading rail cars on and off ferries, built in 1914 for the Belt Railroad. The wood pier itself was replaced in 1996, and the headhouse was rehabilitated in 2002–2003 to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards after a 1998 fire.

The site is located along the Embarcadero near Powell and Jefferson Streets and is easily accessible on foot from Fisherman's Wharf. Ferries still operate from this terminal, connecting San Francisco to other parts of the bay.

The headhouse is a decorated hoisting tower built in 1914 for the Belt Railroad, used to lift rail cars on and off ferries. The wooden pier itself was replaced in 1996, and the headhouse was rehabilitated in 2002–2003 to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards after a 1998 fire.

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