Cave-In-Rock Ferry
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| Locale | Template:Jct in Cave-In-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois, and Template:Jct in Crittenden County, Kentucky |
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| Waterway | Ohio River |
| Transit type | Passenger/automobile ferry |
| Operator | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet[1]
Illinois Department of Transportation[2] Lonnie Lewis (ferry boat owner)[3] |
| Began operation | 1803[1] |
| No. of lines | 1 |
| No. of vessels | 1 |
| No. of terminals | 2 |
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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.
History
In October 1829, the county court of Livingston County, Kentucky granted James Ford a franchise to operate a ferry.[2]
Since 1994, Lonnie Lewis of Lonnie Lewis Inc., doing business as Cave in Rock Ferry Company, has operated the ferry.[3][4] Operation is jointly funded by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT).[3]
The Loni Jo is the current vessel that traverses the river.[5] As of July 2022, 500 vehicles cross daily.[3] The ferry operates 16 hours from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.[3]
Commuters use the ferry to avoid the approximately 35-mile detour to the nearest bridge in Shawneetown.[4] The ferry is a tourist attraction that connects the Shawnee National Forest and Cave-In-Rock in Illinois and Amish country in Crittenden County, Kentucky.[6] Farmers use the service to transport tractors and agricultural equipment.[6][7]
See also
- Ford's Ferry, from Kentucky to Illinois
- Lusk's Ferry, from Illinois to Kentucky
- Lusk's Ferry Road
- List of crossings of the Ohio River
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mary Thomas Layton (December 1, 2014). "Cave-In-Rock Ferry". The Southern Illinoisan. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hardin Co, IL ferry history - McFarlan family". Hardin County Independent. June 29, 1939. p. 16. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Byrne, Shelley (July 11, 2022). "Cave-In-Rock Ferry Again Continues Ohio River Service After Last-Minute Deal". The Waterways Journal. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pensoneau, Liz (September 1, 1998). "Our Natural Resources: News Briefs". www.lib.niu.edu. Retrieved October 12, 2023.[dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Payne, Aaron (September 20, 2022). "Once numerous, the few remaining ferry boats on the Ohio River carry on". WOUB Public Media. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Byrne, Shelley (June 26, 2020). "Contract Dispute Could Disrupt Cave-In-Rock Ferry Service". The Waterways Journal. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."This summer's temporary ferry at Shawneetown is reminder of region's rich history". The Gleaner. September 25, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2023.[dead link]
External links
- Ferry Services – Illinois Department of Transportation Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- Ferries – Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
- Ferry shuttles commuters, and a few Asian carp, from Illinois to Kentucky by Joe Gisondi, Herald & Review. October 19, 2013.
