Matapeake, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and is supplemented
by an auxiliary service between Romancocke and Claiborne, crossing
the Eastern Bay. Frequent daily and Sunday crossings are main-
tained throughout the year. The State Roads Commission acquired
and began the operation of the System on June 10, 1941. The State
Roads Commission acquired the Ferry System properties at a cost
of approximately $1,023,000.

Traffic
Income Transactions
Income and Traffic Transactions, Toll
Facilities Susquehanna River Toll Bridge

October 1, 1944 to August 31, 1946
(11 months period)-.... ..................$376,090.69 2,004,424

Potomac River Toll Bridge

(11 months period)-...............234,357.20 232,244
October 1, 1944 to August 31, 1946

Chesapeake Bay Ferry System
October 1, 1944 to August 31, 1945
(11 months period) .................. 693,658.82 628,168

CHESAPEAKE BAY FERRY SYSTEM
Office: State Office Building, Annapolis, Maryland
Telephone: 2121

Name Address
B. Frank Sherman, General Manager.............................Claiborne, Md.
Geo. W. Phillips, Assistant General Manager............Annapolis, Md.
J. L. Daniel, Port Engineer— .......... .......... .....Stevensville, Md.

By virtue of Chapter 856, Acts of 1941, the State Roads Com-
mission purchased the Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry Company, acquir-
ing vessels, terminals, etc. used in connection with the operation of
ferry service across Chesapeake Bay between Annapolis and Mata-
peake and across Eastern Bay between Romancoke and Claiborne.
The purchase was effective June 10, 1941, at which time the name was
changed to the Chesapeake Bay Ferry System. The system is self-
supporting, deriving its revenue from ferry tolls, and has approxi-
mately 120 employees.

Since acquisition by the State, ferry traffic has increased yearly,
to such an extent that a new terminal was constructed at Sandy
Point and opened for traffic November 1, 1943. Traffic now is car-
ried across Chesapeake Bay in approximately 25 minutes as against
45 via the Annapolis to Matapeake route. A new ferry slip was con-
structed likewise at Claiborne.

As a further provision for the continually increasing service across
Chesapeake Bay, Senate Bill No. 684, Chapter 756, Acts of 1946,
authorizes construction of a new all-steel, diesel-powered ferry boat,
the Governor Herbert R. O'Conor, to supplement service between
Sandy Point and Matapeake; and the modernization of the Matapeake
terminal.