Straussee Ferry

The ferry is unusual in that it is electrically operated, with an overhead supply at 230 volts.

The overhead wire for the power supply of the ferry is fixed on two lattice towers, one on the eastern shore of Straussee at the edge of the city of Strausberg and one on the western shore of Straussee at the edge of Strausberg forest.

The distance between both towers is 370 metres making it to the longest span of an overhead wire used for vehicle power supply.

The minimum clearance of the overhead wire over Straussee is 5.8 metres.

The ferry service is numbered as route F39 by the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB), the joint transport association for the states of Berlin and Brandenburg.