.png) USGS aerial imagery of the island. | |
  Ryer Island  Ryer Island  Ryer Island | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Northern California |
| Coordinates | 38°14′37″N121°37′52″W / 38.24357°N 121.63101°W /38.24357; -121.63101 |
| Adjacent to | Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta |
| Area | 11,700 acres (4,700 ha) |
| Administration | |
| State |  California |
| County | Solano |
Ryer Island is an island in theSacramento-San Joaquin River Delta surrounded by Miner Slough andSteamboat Slough at their confluence with theSacramento River, 6.5 miles north-northeast ofRio Vista.[1] It is inSolano County, California, and managed byReclamation District 501.[2] The 4,750 ha (11,700-acre) island is named in honor of a California pioneer, Dr. Washington M. Ryer, and his family. A map prepared at the time of statehood shows the area divided by the west fork of the Sacramento River, with the western half identified as Priest Island and the eastern half identified as Sutter Island.[3]
TheCalifornia Department of Transportation (Caltrans) operates two vehicle ferry services to the island, connecting the following state highways:[4]
Highway 220 then terminates at Highway 84 on Ryer Island, while the latter leaves the island north on a bridge, and towardsWest Sacramento.
Map: Islands ofSuisun Bay and theSacramento–San Joaquin River Delta | |
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