FERRY POINT LOOP & SHIPYARD 3

The scenic and historic 4.75-mile Ferry Point Loop around Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline is accessible on foot and by bicycle; however, there are several Bay Trail gaps which TRAC is working to fill.  A second Bay Trail loop is being developed for access to historic Kaiser Shipyard 3 at Point Potrero Marine Terminal as part of the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park.

Cutting Blvd to Ferry Point Tunnel
TRAC anticipates that this gap will be closed when the Richmond Plunge is rehabilitated.

Ferry Point to Seacliff Estates

TRAC has asked that Toll Brothers proposed Point Richmond Shores residential condominium project at former Terminal One include the planned Bay Trail segments along the shoreline perimeter for recreational shoreline access and also along the south side of Brickyard Cove Road for “commute” use by pedestrians and bicyclists, e.g. for those living in the Brickyard and Seacliff residential areas who want to walk or bike to Miller/Knox, Washington School or downtown Point Richmond. Also, as mitigation for the recreational and transportation impacts of the project, TRAC is asking that a Bay Trail segment about 200 yards long be built between the NE corner of Point Richmond Shores and the western side of Brickyard Landing where Toll Brothers has built a Bay Trail segment as required by a condition of the Seacliff Estates residential project

Historic Kaiser Shipyard 3 at Point Potrero

Federal legislation authorized the Rosie The Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park to recognize and educate about Richmond’s rich history of shipbuilding during World War II, as well as the national Home Front effort. This park incorporates many sites in Richmond, including former Kaiser Shipyard 3, which is located in the Point Potrero Marine Terminal at the foot of Canal Blvd. Shipyard 3 is the only place where WW II ship building facilities remain. i.e. six buildings and five dry dock basins. as well as the S.S. Red Oak Victory and a whirley crane used in the Kaiser shipyards. The aerial photograph shows the full extent of Shipyard 3 facilities at the end of WW II.

Shipyard 3 Bay Trail access has been approved by the Richmond City Council per the December 2004 “Phase II: Schematic Design Rosie The Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park” prepared under contract to the City of Richmond Planning Department and funded by an ABAG Bay Trail planning grant. The planned trail is a loop connecting with the existing spine Bay Trail at both Canal Blvd and Brickyard Cove Road - see Project Area Map.  A spur trail will provide access to the SS Red Oak Victory, the Whirley Crane and the Shipyard 3 historic buildings.

In 2005, the Port of Richmond in partnership with the National Park Service, TRAC and the Rosie The Riveter Trust, obtained a donation from Auto Warehousing, Inc and a grant from ABAG Bay Trail Project totaling $148K to fund construction design for two miles of Class I Bay Trail providing access to historic Kaiser Shipyard 3.

The construction bid package is scheduled for completion March 2008 with an estimated $1.175 million project cost, which breaks down into $795K for the Bay Trail plus $380K for WW II Shipyard 3 sculptural and interpretive exhibits for the National Historical Park. Thanks to BCDC, ABAG and the California Resources Agency, funding is available for the building the Bay Trail - see Trail Plot Plan. 

However, no funds are available for the $380K cost of fabricating and installing the sculptural and interpretive exhibits designed to explain the heroic shipbuilding accomplishments during WW II - see the Sculptural Exhibits.

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