Cave-In-Rock Ferry
The Cave-In-Rock Ferry is one of four passenger ferry services that cross the Ohio River into the U.S. state of Kentucky. It connects Illinois Route 1 in Cave-In-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois to Kentucky Route 91, 10.6 miles north of Marion, Kentucky. It is the only public river crossing available between the Brookport Bridge at Paducah, Kentucky and the Shawneetown Bridge at Old Shawneetown, Illinois.
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| Locale | Illinois Route 1 in Cave-In-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois and Kentucky Route 91 in Crittenden County, Kentucky |
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| Waterway | Ohio River |
| Transit type | Passenger/automobile ferry |
| Operator | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Illinois Department of Transportation Lonnie Lewis (ferry boat owner) |
| Began operation | 1803[1] |
| No. of lines | 1 |
| No. of vessels | 1 |
| No. of terminals | 2 |
See also
References
- Mary Thomas Layton (December 1, 2014). "Cave-In-Rock Ferry". The Southern Illinoisan. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
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