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File:Manhattan Bridge Construction 1909.jpg|thumb|Manhattan BridgeManhattan BridgeThe Catherine Ferry was a ferry route connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn in the United States, joining Catherine Street in Manhattan and Main Street in Brooklyn across the East River.The ferry, originally known as the New Ferry, was established on August 1, 1795 to supplement the Fulton Ferry (Old Ferry)."MEMBERWIDE">LAST=PRIME TITLE=A HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND: FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT BY EUROPEANS, TO THE YEAR 1845 YEAR=1845 Samuel Bowne, who sold it to Cyrus P. Smith#Smith & Bulkley>Smith & Bulkley on March 24, 1852.BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE > LOCATION = BROOKLYN >TITLE=CATHARINE FERRYPAGE=1, Being unable to compete with the one-cent fare adopted by the Brooklyn Union Ferry Company in November 1850, it was sold to the new Union Ferry Company of Brooklyn (the successor to the Brooklyn Union) in December 1853.BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE > LOCATION = BROOKLYN >TITLE=BROOKLYN FERRIESPAGE=2, BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE > LOCATION = BROOKLYN >TITLE=BROOKLYN FERRIESPAGE=2,

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