ADA Notes: The MV Issaquah has elevator access from the auto deck to the passenger deck. Notify a ticket seller if you are traveling by car and need to park near an elevator. The vessel has accessible restrooms located on the main passenger deck. The main passenger deck also has vending and newspaper machines. Dining areas have a minimum 32" clearance, food service counters are 34" from the floor and tables have specific wheelchair areas.
Vessel Information
Class: Issaquah 130
Type:
Auto/Passenger Ferry
Length: 328'
Engines: 2
Beam: 78' 8"
Horsepower: 5,000
Draft: 16' 6"
Speed in Knots: 16
Max Passengers: 1200
Propulsion: DIESEL
Max Vehicles: 124
Gross Net Tonnage: 2475
Max Commercial Vehicles: 26
City Built: Seattle
Auto Deck Clearance:
16' 0"
Year Built/Re-built: 1979
Meaning of Issaquah: "Snake." Native Americans who traveled around the Issaquah region called it Sqwak because of the squawking sounds of the birds. The natives habitually said "ish" before words, forming the word "isquowh," which when spelled by settlers became Issaquah.
