Keller Ferry
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The current boat operating on the route, the M/V Sanpoil
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| Locale | Clark; Keller |
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| Waterway | Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake |
| Route |
 Washington State Route 21
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| Carries | Passengers and automobiles |
| Operator | Washington State Department of Transportation |
| Began operation | Early 1890s |
| Predecessor | Martha S., San Poil of Seattle (barge) and Ann of Wilbur (tug), L.A. McLeod, and Keller |
| No. of vessels | 1 (M/V Sanpoil) |
Keller Ferry (occasionally called Clark Ferry), is a ferry crossing on Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake in the US state of Washington. The crossing connects the northern and southern segments of State Route 21, between The Colville Indian Reservation in Ferry County and Clark in Lincoln County. The ferry run has been in operation since the 1890s and under state control since 1930. During that time, five vessels have served the crossing, including the Martha S., which operated from 1948 to 2013, and the current ferry, the M/V Sanpoil.
The M/V Sanpoil is the only Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) owned and operated ferry in Eastern Washington; the others are on Puget Sound in Western Washington. This was the first ferry crossing operated by the state of Washington; the Puget Sound ferries did not commence until 1951.
Hours of operation are 6:00 a.m. to Midnight 7 days per week. The fare to ride is free.
Before the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, the Keller, a cable ferry, served the crossing, at the confluence of the Columbia River and the Sanpoil River. The Keller had an on-board motor to winch the boat across the river.
The L. A. McLeod, a Diesel powered side-wheeler, served the crossing from 1939 to 1944, a period which saw the completion of the Grand Coulee Dam and the formation of Lake Roosevelt.
Between 1944 and 1948, the route was served by a barge called the San Poil, which was pushed by a tugboat, the Ann of Wilbur.
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