O’Brien, What I do know is that ferry project was put in play without ever acquiring a landing point on the Anchorage side of the river. That seems fundamentally crucial wouldn’t you say?  Did the proponents of the ferry (whoever they might have been) think they would simply “bulldoze” a landing terminal in Anchorage without due diligence and investment? The ferry plan was the height of arrogance or the pit of stupidity - take your pick. As for a ferry being a precursor to a bridge, the ferry might have doomed the bridge forever. The winter ice would most likely hampered ferry service to the point of unreliability. Not a good opening act for a bridge.