This ferry route is 8.6 miles (13.8 km) long, with terminals at Colman Dock in Seattle and on Bainbridge Island, at Winslow.

Next to the Winslow terminal is Eagle Harbor, the main shipyard for the Washington State Ferry system.

[1] In 1950, the Agate Pass Bridge opened, connecting the north end of Bainbridge Island to the Kitsap Peninsula.

The Jumbo-class ferries remained in Bainbridge Island service for more than two decades until they were displaced in turn by the even larger Jumbo Mark-II-class vessels, the Tacoma and Wenatchee in 1997–1998,[4] which returned a passenger capacity of 2,500 and a maximum of 202 vehicles.

[6] The new concrete and steel pilings were completed in mid-2023; the four-span walkway itself is scheduled to be lifted into place during a six-day period in September 2023.