Oregon Drift

The Roosevelt operated between1922 and 1936 in later years as standby. Contributed Photo by Coos Maritime & Historical Museum. (top) Traces of the 'Roosevelt' ferry crossing remain and can be seen from Glasgow at low tide. Photo by Lou Sennick (right)

Approximately a dozen automobiles filled the deck of the Coos County-commissioned boat that in March 1928 became the charge of the Oregon State Highway Commission.

Ferry service continued until September 1929 when the Roosevelt was retired to a standby for heavy traffic for the larger ferry Oregon.

The Oregon shuttled passengers up to three trips an hour until the McCullough Bridge opened in 1936.

The Roosevelt was stripped and abandoned up Isthmus Slough just south of the former Al Pierce mill site or the current Coos City-Sumner Bridge.