Inland/River Ferries (Besides Great Lakes, Estuaries)

[westerninterloper]

The only remaining ferry on the Wabash River in Indiana was recently sold, and I'm not sure whether it is still operating. It started in 1818, just after the end of the War of 1812, and paused in 2018, 200 years.

http://www.marshall.k12.il.us/data/webcontent/449/file/realname/files/ferry.pdf

[epzik8]

That one ferry across the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania.

[GreenLanternCorps]

Anderson Ferry, crosses the Ohio River between I-275 and I-75 in Cincinnati.

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.0734213,-84.6333948,14.96z

[Max Rockatansky]

Just featured the CA 84/Real McCoy II and CA 220/J-Mack ferry routes on Surewhynotnow:

https://surewhynotnow.blogspot.com/2018/12/california-ferry-routes-ca-84-over-real.html

[Roadgeekteen]

I took one on Quebec route 138.

[bassoon1986]

Louisiana has 6 currently in service. 4 along the Mississippi River.


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[ipeters61]

That one ferry across the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania.

Is that this one?  I vaguely remember riding it with my grandparents several years ago.  https://www.ridehiawatha.com/

[froggie]

^ Not that one.  He's referring to the Millersburg Ferry which connects Millersburg (end of US 209) to US 11/15 near Liverpool.

[webny99]

I'll add the second ferry I've ever used--The Charlotte-Essex ferry across Lake Champlain, connecting Vermont and New York.

One of four such ferries across Lake Champlain.

Exactly what I clicked on this thread to say.

I also took the Charlotte-Essex ferry this past August, thereby entering Vermont for the first time!

[webny99]

The Wolfe Island, ON - Cape Vincent, NY ferry, which I've taken several times, crosses an international border.

Any others that do this? and if so, which side is the checkpoint on? In the above example, customs are cleared on the US side.

[oscar]

The Wolfe Island, ON - Cape Vincent, NY ferry, which I've taken several times, crosses an international border.

Any others that do this? and if so, which side is the checkpoint on? In the above example, customs are cleared on the US side.

The one time I took the Wolfe Island crossing, Canada-bound traffic got its customs check on the Canadian side.

It seemed that every time that ferry vessel stops on the Canada side, the border guards will pick out one vehicle for a search. Since the vessel holds only a few cars, odds are high you will be selected, as happened to me. Fortunately, service is frequent enough for that short crossing that the search has to be done quickly, so the guards can get ready for their next victim when the vessel returns to the Canada side.

For international ferry crossings from BC to Alaska, or to the San Juan Islands of Washington state, the US customs check is done in BC. For the auto ferry from Yarmouth NS to Portland ME, the US customs check is done on the US side. I don't know how Canada-bound traffic is checked, other than for traffic from Alaska to BC, the customs check is done in BC. None of those crossings are "inland".

[kphoger]

The Wolfe Island, ON - Cape Vincent, NY ferry, which I've taken several times, crosses an international border.

Any others that do this? and if so, which side is the checkpoint on? In the above example, customs are cleared on the US side.

The only one I've taken is from Port Angeles (WA) to Victoria (BC), but that probably shouldn't be considered "inland".

[Max Rockatansky]

The Wolfe Island, ON - Cape Vincent, NY ferry, which I've taken several times, crosses an international border.

Any others that do this? and if so, which side is the checkpoint on? In the above example, customs are cleared on the US side.

The only one I've taken is from Port Angeles (WA) to Victoria (BC), but that probably shouldn't be considered "inland".

But what about ferries like the Bremerton-Seattle Ferry which are on Puget Sound?

[US 89]

The Wolfe Island, ON - Cape Vincent, NY ferry, which I've taken several times, crosses an international border.

Any others that do this? and if so, which side is the checkpoint on? In the above example, customs are cleared on the US side.

The only one I've taken is from Port Angeles (WA) to Victoria (BC), but that probably shouldn't be considered "inland".

But what about ferries like the Bremerton-Seattle Ferry which are on Puget Sound?

In my opinion, if it's at sea level, it's not inland.

[ErmineNotyours]

Keller Ferry in Washington State, SR 21: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keller_Ferry

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[Brandon]

The Wolfe Island, ON - Cape Vincent, NY ferry, which I've taken several times, crosses an international border.

Any others that do this? and if so, which side is the checkpoint on? In the above example, customs are cleared on the US side.

The only one I've taken is from Port Angeles (WA) to Victoria (BC), but that probably shouldn't be considered "inland".

But what about ferries like the Bremerton-Seattle Ferry which are on Puget Sound?

In my opinion, if it's at sea level, it's not inland.

How about these?  They're near enough sea level, but distinctly inland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_Street_Ferry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalmette%E2%80%93Lower_Algiers_Ferry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Chasse%E2%80%93Scarsdale_Ferry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_%C3%A0_la_Hache_Ferry

[Beltway]

But what about ferries like the Bremerton-Seattle Ferry which are on Puget Sound?

In my opinion, if it's at sea level, it's not inland.

How about these?  They're near enough sea level, but distinctly inland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_Street_Ferry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalmette%E2%80%93Lower_Algiers_Ferry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Chasse%E2%80%93Scarsdale_Ferry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_%C3%A0_la_Hache_Ferry

The Jamestown-Scotland Ferry is at sea level and is at least 60 miles by water from the Atlantic Ocean.

I don't see how Jamestown could not be considered as 'inland'.

http://www.virginiadot.org/travel/ferry-jamestown.asp

The James River is wide and deep enough all the way to Richmond that it is not above sea level until the rapids in downtown Richmond.

[1995hoo]

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For international ferry crossings from BC to Alaska, or to the San Juan Islands of Washington state, the US customs check is done in BC. For the auto ferry from Yarmouth NS to Portland ME, the US customs check is done on the US side. I don't know how Canada-bound traffic is checked, other than for traffic from Alaska to BC, the customs check is done in BC. None of those crossings are "inland".

Canada Customs has a location in Yarmouth when you disembark. Much bigger than the one in Portland with more lanes, so it's a shorter wait if you're not amongvfhe first few cars ofc.

There is an international ferry from Eastport, Maine, to Deer Island, New Brunswick. Short ride. I've never used it (I've used the two domestic ferries from Letete, NB, to Deer Island and from Deer Island to Campobello Island; I then took the bridge from Campobello Islabd to Lubec, Maine). I don't know what the Customs setup is. I also doubt I'd consider it an "inland"  ferry because it's very close to the mouth of the Bay of Fundy.

[webny99]

The Wolfe Island, ON - Cape Vincent, NY ferry, which I've taken several times, crosses an international border.

Any others that do this? and if so, which side is the checkpoint on? In the above example, customs are cleared on the US side.

The one time I took the Wolfe Island crossing, Canada-bound traffic got its customs check on the Canadian side.

My bad! Thus far, we've only done it heading the other direction, so I never paid much attention to (or maybe just never had an opportunity to see) what happens for traffic heading to Canada. Good to know.

[Bruce]

The Willamette River has one of the few remaining cable ferries in the Northwest: Buena Vista, OR.



There used to be dozens along the Willamette and Columbia rivers, but they were replaced with bridges in the 1960s/1970s.

[tchafe1978]

http://cassville.org/cassville_car_ferry

Cassville, WI has a ferry across the Mississippi River, connecting to Turkey River, IA.

[OCGuy81]

The Willamette River has one of the few remaining cable ferries in the Northwest: Buena Vista, OR.



There used to be dozens along the Willamette and Columbia rivers, but they were replaced with bridges in the 1960s/1970s.

I wasn't aware that was a cable ferry, I'll have to check it out sometime!

I know Oregon also has Willamette River ferries north of Salem (Wheatland) and there's one near Canby, OR as well. 

[Bruce]

The Willamette River has one of the few remaining cable ferries in the Northwest: Buena Vista, OR.



There used to be dozens along the Willamette and Columbia rivers, but they were replaced with bridges in the 1960s/1970s.

I wasn't aware that was a cable ferry, I'll have to check it out sometime!

I know Oregon also has Willamette River ferries north of Salem (Wheatland) and there's one near Canby, OR as well. 

Best part is that it's free for walk-on passengers and they sell pre-packaged ice cream bars on board. Was a life-saver when I was camped out with friends at Buena Vista for the eclipse.

[cpzilliacus]

Do the ferries on the Chesapeake Bay count?  Passenger-only operations, usually one or sometimes two round-trips per day.

In particular the ferries from Crisfield, Maryland to Smith Island, Maryland and to Tangier, Virginia.

There are also warm-season ferries from Onancock, Virginia to Tangier; from Reedville, Virginia (Western Shore) to Tangier; and from Point Lookout, Maryland (also Western Shore) to Smith Island.

[Dougtone]

I'll mention the Whitehaven Ferry, which is the oldest continuous operating ferry in the United States. It crosses the Wicomico River on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
https://www.visitmaryland.org/listing/attraction/whitehaven-ferry

There's also the Glenora Ferry, which crosses the Bay of Quinte in the Prince Edward Peninsula of Ontario. This is part of the scenic Loyalist Parkway that runs from Kingston to Trenton, Ontario through the Prince Edward Peninsula.
http://prince-edward-county.com/item/glenora-ferry/

Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island has a couple of ferries that you may consider inland as well, the Englishtown and Little Narrow ferries.
https://novascotia.ca/tran/hottopics/ferries.asp