Cable ferry

ship type

A cable ferry (known as chain ferry, swing ferry, floating bridge, or punt) is a ferry that is guided (and in some cases propelled) across a river by cables connected to both shores. Early cable ferries used either rope or steel chains, with the latter resulting in the name "chain ferry". Both of these were replaced by wire cable in the 19th century.

Coin-operated cable ferry at Espevær in Bømlo, Norway

List of cable ferry routes

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Current cable ferry routes include:

Albania

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Australia

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The Mannum Ferry.
 
The Moggill Ferry
 
Wisemans Ferry

Austria

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Belgium

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  • Belgium has about 20 cable ferries.[12] 7 of them are small manual self-service ones.

Belize

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Canada

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Lytton Ferry (Fraser River)
 
Needles Cable Ferry (Arrow Lakes)
 
Riverhurst Ferry
 
Laval-sur-le-Lac–Île-Bizard Ferry

Croatia

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    Medsave cable ferry
    Medsave Ferry, across the Sava River (Medsave–Zaprešić) in Zagreb County, overhead cable
  • Otočanka Ferry, across the Sava River (Otok Samoborski–Savski Marof) in Zagreb County, overhead cable
  • Oborovo, across the Sava River (Oborovo–Vrbovo Posavsko) in Zagreb County, overhead cable
  • Martinska ves, across the Sava River (Dubrovčak Lijevi–Dubrovčak Desni) in Sisak-Moslavina County, overhead cable
  • Tišina, across the Sava River (Tišina Kaptolska–Tišina Erdedska) in Sisak-Moslavina County, overhead cable
  • Sunjanka, across the Sava River (Graduša Posavska–Lukavec Posavski) in Sisak-Moslavina County, overhead cable
  • Kratečko, across the Sava River (Kratečko–Sunjsko Selište) in Sisak-Moslavina County, overhead cable
  • Pitomača Jelkuš Ferry, across the Drava River, in Virovitica–Podravina County
  • Pitomača Križnica, across the Drava River, in Virovitica–Podravina County
  • Osijek Zoološki vrt, across the Drava River, Osijek-Baranja County

Czech Republic

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  • Dolní Žleb Ferry, reactive ferry across the Elbe at Dolní Žleb near Děčín, lower cable
  • Vrané nad Vltavou – Strnady, reactive ferry across the Vltava before Prague, with overhead cable
  • Klecánky – Roztoky ferry over the Vltava under Prague, secured by overhead cable
  • Máslovice, Dol - Libčice ferry over the Vltava under Prague, secured by lower cable
  • Lužec nad Vltavou ferry over the Vltava, secured by overhead cable
  • Zlenice - Senohraby swimming pool, ferry over the Sázava river, overhead security cable installed but usually unused
  • Oseček ferry, Elbe river, formerly secured by overhead cable, now without it
  • Kazín ferry, Berounka river, 1992–2007 propelled through lower chain, since 2015 unsecured boat
  • Nadryby ferry, Berounka river, secured by the overhead cable
  • Darová ferry, Berounka river, propelled through the overhead cable

Denmark

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Estonia

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Finland

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Alassalmi cable ferry
 
Karhun cable ferry
 
Koivukanta ferry in winter and parallel ice road for lighter vehicles
 
Pikkarala ferry wintering on the shore of Oulujoki.

Åland

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France

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Gambia

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Germany

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The Pritzerbe Ferry
 
The Rathen Ferry

Hong Kong

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Nam Sang Wai Ferry, Hong Kong

Hungary

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Cable ferry crossing the river Tisza between Tiszatardos and Tiszalök, Hungary.

Ireland

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Mozambique

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Chain ferry being handcranked in Mozambique
  • Ferry across Shire River, 37 km south of Malawi's southernmost border

Netherlands

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Hand-powered small cable ferry across Vlaardingervaart, Maasland, the Netherlands

There are about 150 cable ferries in the Netherlands,.[12] About 111 of these are small hand-powered self-service ones and of these 24 use chains.

Some examples:

  • Cuijk ferry, across the Meuse at Cuijk
  • Genemuiden ferry, across the Zwarte Water at Genemuiden
  • Jonen ferry, across the Walengracht at Jonen, only taking foot passengers and cyclists, winched to the other bank by an electric motor on one of the banks.
  • Lexkesveer, across the Nederrijn near Wageningen, first mentioned in 1426
  • Oijen Ferry, across the Meuse at Oijen
  • Wijhe Ferry, across the IJssel at Wijhe
  • Wijk bij Duurstede ferry, across the Lek. This one uses a floating cable.

New Zealand

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Norway

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Poland

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Ferry in Kazimierz Dolny-Janowiec (Poland – Vistula river)
 
Ferry in Gniew (Poland, Vistula river)
 
High-rope ferry in Borusowa on the Vistula River

Slovakia

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South Africa

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Malgas Ferry on the Breede River, Western Cape, South Africa
  • Malgas Ferry for 2-3 cars, 120 m across the Breede River at Malgas, Western Cape, powered by 2-4 men walking a rope,[23][24] in operation from 1860 to 2019, when it was replaced by a diesel-powered ferry in spite of a petition with over 21000 signatures appealing to save the unique historic crossing.[25]
  • Octha Ferry at Sendelingsdrift, for 2 cars, across the Garib (Orange) River to Namibia, guided by tethers on high rope, powered by two outboard motors and possibly the water current.[26]

South Korea

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Sweden

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The Swedish ferry Saga on the Hamburgsund route. The yellow colour is typical for car ferries in Sweden.
 
The Swedish ferry Vaxholmen with its destination, Vaxholm Castle, in the Stockholm Archipelago.

Switzerland

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All reaction ferries:

United Kingdom

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The Cowes Floating Bridge loading at East Cowes, on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom.

United States

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Canby Ferry
 
White's Ferry on the Potomac River
 
Wheatland Ferry
 
Princeton Ferry (undergoing renovation)

Zambia

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Zimbabwe

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