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.

Cave-In-Rock Ferry
LocaleIllinois Route 1 in Cave-In-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois and Kentucky Route 91 in Crittenden County, Kentucky
WaterwayOhio River
Transit typePassenger/automobile ferry
OperatorKentucky Transportation Cabinet

Illinois Department of Transportation

Lonnie Lewis (ferry boat owner)
Began operation1803[1]
No. of lines1
No. of vessels1
No. of terminals2

See also

References

  1. Mary Thomas Layton (December 1, 2014). "Cave-In-Rock Ferry". The Southern Illinoisan. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
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