Wheatland Ferry Closes Tuesday

It is anticipated that this process will take several additional days depending upon weather conditions.

Wheatland Ferry Salem-News.com

(WHEATLAND, Ore.) - The Wheatland Ferry will be closing Tuesday March, 13th as the river level is expected to be well above the Ferry's maximum operating level of 15.8 feet by Tuesday morning.

Operators say the ferry should be operational through all of the scheduled hours on Monday the 12th based upon the current NOAA Northwest River Forecast Center projection.

The Ferry will be closed beginning Tuesday morning March 13th. Projections are for the river to be above the operational range through March 13th. The U.S. Coast Guard annually inspects the Wheatland Ferry and this is accomplished during normal operations. Every five years the U.S. Coast Guard requires that the Ferry be hauled out of the river and the hull visually inspected. The Ferry Operations is going to take advantage of this limited high water period and pull the vessel out of the river for inspection and painting.

It is anticipated that this process will take several additional days depending upon weather conditions. We are expecting that the Ferry will be back into service on Friday, March 23, 2007.