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Cable ferries can be typified by their size and construction, their usage (passenger, animal, vehicle) and requirements (length of crossing, amount of other shipping), their cables (wire rope, chain, or both), and their propulsion (water current, engine, manual).
The choice of cable depends partially on the requirements of the crossing but also on the historical context. For example, the numerous cable ferries across Australian and Canadian rivers seem to use wire rope exclusively, whereas the older crossings across busy tidal rivers in England all use chain. In Germany, several river crossings were originally [[
The reaction ferry uses the power of the river to tack across the current; the powered cable ferry uses engines or electric motors (e.g., the [[Canby Ferry]] in the U.S. State of Oregon) to wind itself across; or is hand-operated, such as the [[Stratford-upon-Avon chain ferry]] in the UK and the [[Saugatuck Chain Ferry]] in [[Saugatuck, Michigan]], United States.
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Cable ferries have probably been used to cross rivers and similar bodies of water since before recorded history. Examples of ferry routes using this technology date back to the 13th century ([[Hampton Ferry (River Avon)|Hampton Ferry]] in England).
In 1831 [[
In the early 1900s, Canadian engineer [[William Pitt (Canada)|William Pitt]] designed an underwater cable ferry in [[New Brunswick]], which would later be installed on the [[Kennebecasis River]] in order to connect the [[Kingston Peninsula]] to the [[Kennebecasis Valley]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Ferry tale: How cable ferries became a way of life in southern N.B. | url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-ferry-schedule-times-1.6990528 | access-date = November 30, 2023 | url-status = live | archive-url =
Cable ferries were particularly prominent in early transportation in the [[Sacramento Delta]] of [[California]]. Dozens of cable ferries operated on the [[Columbia River]] in the US northwest, and most have been rendered obsolete by bridges. A suspended cable ferry for [[Railroad car|railway cars]] crossed the [[American River]] in Northern California.
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In the fishing village of [[Tai O]] on [[Lantau Island]], Hong Kong, the [[Tai O Ferry]] (橫水渡) crossed the Tai O River before a bascule bridge was built.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ng |first1=Joyce |title=Last operator happy hand-pulled Tai O ferry may return to service |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/687845/last-operator-happy-hand-pulled-tai-o-ferry-may-return-service |website=South China Morning Post |publisher=South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. |access-date=1 September 2020 |date=25 July 2009}}</ref>
The largest and busiest cable ferry is the [[Torpoint Ferry]] in Plymouth, England. It was first converted to cable operation in 1831 and currently operates 3 ferries, carrying 8000 vehicles per day.<ref>{{cite web |title=Another Torpoint Ferry will be out of service for two months |url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/another-torpoint-ferry-out-service-2625080 |website=Plymouth Herald |date=8 March 2019
The longest cable ferry link is [[MV Baynes Sound Connector]] south of Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada with a length of 1961.48 metres.[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/407955-longest-cable-ferry]
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The earliest punts were privately owned by local landowners, and charged a toll. As governments started to build roads, they started to build and operate punts as required. Private punts might be bought out, or made to impose more standard tolls.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4834861 |title=ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |location=Melbourne |date=7 April 1856 |access-date=7 June 2012 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
==Energy requirements==
The energy needed for operating cable ferries is in general especially small, as the crossing distances are mostly short, the speeds low, and there is almost no maneuvering. Whereas a free ferry is especially inefficient when starting off or moving slowly against a current or wind, a cable ferry is more or less rigidly connected to the ground with side forces held by the cable(s).
As the frictional drag of a displacement hull decreases with about the third power of the speed, even the smallest amount of power can effect movement with enough leverage or if suitably geared down. The majority of the world's cable ferries are indeed manually propelled either with a crank turning a chain wheel or by pulling directly on a cable. For example the [[Saugatuck Chain Ferry]] taking up to 24 passengers is cranked by a single person at about 0.3 m/s. The former cable ferry at [[Malgas]] in South Africa even carried several cars, pulled by a couple of men at a slow walking speed. Ferries of this size that were hand-operated, such as the [[Reedham Ferry]], have since been motorised in order to reduce the level of hard work and increase the speed. For these and other ferries of up to 20 t or so displacement, typical installed motor power in kilowatts ranges from single figures to low double figures. For example, the 22 meter, 22 tonne [[Pritzerbe Ferry]] has 23 kW installed. This allows comparison with free ferries. The motor ferry "Luise" on the Wannsee near Berlin, of similar tonnage, size and construction, has 290 kW installed.<ref name="part 1">{{cite web |last1=Schmidt |first1=Theo |title=Efficiency of Cable Ferries - Part 1 |url=https://hupi.org/HPeJ/0032/0032.html |website=hupi.org |publisher=Human Power eJournal |access-date=2024-01-07 |ref=hpej}}</ref>
With electric drive the installed power requirements are reduced further. A very low-power installation is in the chain ferry [[Föri]] for up to 75 passengers. It uses battery-supplied twin electric motors. The average power during continuous operation (crossing two minutes and docking one minute) is given as 3 kW in summer and 4 kW in winter with thin ice, thus when moving 4.5 kW in summer and 6 kW in winter.
Side forces from strong water currents or winds are held by the cables, yet when moving introduce extra friction in these that can considerably exceed the water resistance. Also in deep water with heavy chains or long cables not lying on the ground, large tension forces with corresponding friction are created. The world's longest cable crossing, nearly 2 km with the 750 t [[MV Baynes Sound Connector]] uses three wire ropes pretensioned with 200 kN. In spite of careful planning, the expected large energy savings compared to the former free ferry are not realised, also due to fouling and a speed of 8.5 knots. 998 kW engine power is installed, in the former 1099 t [[MV Quinitsa]] it is 1416 kW.
With dependable water currents, most cable ferries are or were reaction ferries, [[Reaction_ferry#Physical_explanation|powered by the current]]. Some of these are or were hybrid ferries with the cable passing through moveable pulleys or belaying points whose location sets the ferry's angle. In order to set off, manual work is required to initially pull the cable and also to maneuver, as described in the referenced video.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Luckmann |first1=Detlev |title=Prahmfähre über die Oste, Baujahr 1911, Oberndorf |url=https://av.tib.eu/media/11533 |website=German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) |publisher=Institut for the Scientific Film (IWF) (Göttingen) |language=German |format=Video 17 Min. with transcript and article |date=1974}}</ref> Another hybrid seems to be the cable ferry at [[Sendelingsdrift]] with adjustable tethers to a high wire rope and also two outboard motors.
==Effect on Navigation==
Cables can hinder other navigation or pose a hazard. Whether a risk exists, and to which degree, depends on the situation (nature of body of water and extent of shipping) and on the type of cable(s):
*Overhead wire ropes suspended over shipping height.
*Ropes suspended at operating level, permanently or temporarily.
*Ropes held on the water surface by buoys.
*Cables suspended underwater, permanently or temporarily.
*Ground cables normally resting on the bottom, pulled to the surface near the ferry.
[[File:Catenaries_of_a_small_cable_ferry.png|thumb|Possible forces and catenaries for a small cable ferry with chain or wire rope compared.]]
Only the first type normally presents no risk for other vessels, as evident in the 15 reaction ferries of this type in Switzerland. Suspended cables near the water surface block navigation and are dangerous especially in strong currents and if difficult to see. The ropes of reaction ferries attached to one shore and suspended by buoys block the river on one side of the crossing ferry and can be made highly visible. The greatest risk comes from cables that are held underwater to a lesser degree than anticipated or are not visible at all.
Suspended cables (ferry to shore or to water bottom) form catenaries of a shape (entry angle and depth) that depends on the cable weight and amount of tension. Chains are in general rather heavy and can function even with very steep catenaries going to the bottom within very short distances, except very near the shore. As they are also easy to see, the risk to other navigation is usually minimal, as is evident with the 6 or so chain ferries in southern England operating in waters with heavy shipping. In strong water currents, the catenaries become more stretched and chain collisions have occurred. Wire ropes are lighter than chains of the same strength and may be operated under strong tension, both giving rise to shallow catenaries which may be difficult to judge or even see.
Some cable ferry operators warn vessel operators to exercise caution.
==List of cable ferry routes==
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*[[Cadell Ferry]], across the [[Murray River]] at [[Cadell, South Australia]]<ref name=gswfl>{{cite web | title = Ferry Locations and Operational Status | url = http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/safety/marine/rec_boating/ferry_services_map.asp | publisher = Government of South Australia | access-date = 2008-11-27 |url-status=dead | archive-url = http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090522231256/http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/safety/marine/rec_boating/ferry_services_map.asp | archive-date = 2009-05-22}}</ref>
*[[Daintree River Ferry]], across the [[Daintree River]] in [[Queensland]]
*[[Hibbard Ferry]], across the [[Hastings River]] near [[Port Macquarie, New South Wales|Port Macquarie]], New South Wales<ref name=abcspf>{{cite news | url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/05/2324144.htm?site=midnorthcoast | title = Council rejects call to change ferry service management | newspaper = ABC News | date = 4 August 2008 | publisher = ABC | access-date = 2008-12-24 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090301051225/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/05/2324144.htm?site=midnorthcoast | archive-date = 2009-03-01}}</ref><ref name=hcspf>{{cite web | url = http://www.hastings.nsw.gov.au/www/html/3676-9-april-2008-new-settlement-point-ferry.asp | title = New Settlement Point Ferry | publisher = Port Macquarie – Hastings Council | access-date = 2008-12-24 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090301234426/http://www.hastings.nsw.gov.au/www/html/3676-9-april-2008-new-settlement-point-ferry.asp
*[[Lawrence Ferry]], across the [[Clarence River (New South Wales)|Clarence River]] in New South Wales<ref name=rtanswsf>{{cite web | url = http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=heritage.show&id=4301081 | title = Speewa Ferry – Murray River | publisher = New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority | access-date = 2008-11-18 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090301234339/http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=heritage.show&id=4301081 | archive-date = 2009-03-01 }}</ref><ref name="NSWRMS" />
*[[Lower Portland Ferry]], across the [[Hawkesbury River]] near the village of [[Lower Portland, New South Wales|Lower Portland]], New South Wales
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*[[Bleriot Ferry]], across the [[Red Deer River]] near [[Drumheller]], [[Alberta]]<ref name="abferries">{{cite web|url=http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/1965.htm|title=Government of Alberta Transportation Ferries|publisher=Government of Alberta|access-date=2009-07-03|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517001049/http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/1965.htm|archive-date=2009-05-17}}</ref>
*[[Clarkboro Ferry]], across the [[South Saskatchewan River]] near [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]]
*[[C.F. Johnny Paul Ferry]] across [[Southern Indian Lake]] near [[South Indian Lake, Manitoba]]
*[[Country Harbour Ferry]], across [[Country Harbour]] near [[Port Bickerton, Nova Scotia]].
*[[Crowfoot Ferry]], across the [[Bow River]] in Alberta<ref name="abferries"/>
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*Tuohisaari Ferry, from Liistonsaari to Tuohisaari in Savonlinna
*[[Vartsala Ferry]], between [[Vartsala]] and [[Kivimaa]] islands in [[Kustavi]] (part of r. road 192)
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===Netherlands===
[[File:Maasland De Trekschuit cable ferry.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Hand-powered small cable ferry across [[Vlaardingervaart]], [[Maasland]], the Netherlands]]
There are about 150 cable ferries in the Netherlands,.<ref name="veren">{{cite web |url=https://veerponten.nl/type-veren/ |title=List of ferry types in the Netherlands |publisher=Vrienden van de voetveren |language=nl |access-date=2023-12-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=
Some examples:
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*[[Espevær Ferry]], in [[Bømlo]], [[Hordaland]]
*[[Duesund–Masfjordnes]], in [[Nordhordland]]
*[[Mjånes-Hisarøy]], in [[Gulen (municipality)|Gulen]], [[Sogn og Fjordane]]<ref>{{cite
===Poland===
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*[[Biechowy Ferry]], across the [[Warta]] between [[Biechowy]] and [[Piersk]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://maps.google.com/maps?q=52.2,18.433333&ll=52.215265,18.434951&spn=0.001818,0.003449&t=h&z=18 | title = Prom rzeczny (52.215265,18.434951) | trans-title = River ferry (52.215265,18.434951)| work
*[[Borusowa Ferry]], across the [[Vistula]] between [[Borusowa]] and [[Nowy Korczyn]] road no. 973<ref>{{cite web | url = https://maps.google.com/maps?q=50.283333,20.8&ll=50.290066,20.801754&spn=0.007581,0.013797&t=h&z=16 | title = Prom rzeczny (50.290066,20.801754) | trans-title = River ferry (50.290066,20.801754) | work
*[[Brody Ferry]], across the [[Oder]] at [[Brody, Zielona Góra County|Brody]] road no. 280<ref>{{cite web | url = https://maps.google.com/maps?q=52.0667,15.4333&ll=52.055176,15.42901&spn=0.003648,0.006899&t=h&z=17 | title = Prom rzeczny (52.055176,15.42901) | trans-title = River ferry (52.055176,15.42901) | work
*[[Brzeg Dolny Ferry]], across the Oder between [[Brzeg Dolny]] and [[Głoska, Lower Silesian Voivodeship|Głoska]]
*[[Ciszyca Ferry]], across the Vistula between [[Tarnobrzeg]] and [[Ciszyca, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship|Ciszyca]] road no. 758
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File:Prom Borusowa Wisla River.jpg|High-rope ferry in Borusowa on the Vistula River
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=== Portugal ===
[[file:Barca da Amieira - Portugal (52892121885).jpg|thumb|right|Barca da Amieira, in 2023.]]
*'''Barca da Amieira''', across the [[River Tagus]], between mun. [[Mação]] and mun. [[Nisa, Portugal|Nisa]]; part of road n.º 359; next to the [[:pt:Estação Ferroviária de Barca da Amieira-Envendos|namesake train station]].<ref>https://www.cm-nisa.pt/index.php/imagem/noticias/234-noticias-2019/1754-barca-d-amieira-plataforma-flutuante-rio-tejo</ref>
=== Slovakia ===
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===South Africa===
[[File:Handbetriebene Fähre P1020854.JPG|thumb|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,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fleminger |first1=David |title=Malgas Pontoon |url=https://southafrica.co.za/malgas-pontoon.html |access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref><ref name=#sav>{{cite web |title=Malgas Pontoon Ferry |url=https://www.sa-venues.com/things-to-do/westerncape/malgas-pontoon-ferry/ |website=sa-venues.com |access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Save Historic Malgas ferry (pont) |url=https://www.theheritageportal.co.za/notice/save-historic-malgas-ferry-pont |website=theheritageportal.co.za |publisher=The Heritage Portal |access-date=5 January 2024 |date=17 October 2019}}</ref>
*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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pontoon at Sendelingsdrift |url=https://www.namahariplaasmark.com/2022/02/pontoon-at-sendelingsdrift-richtersveld.html |website=namahariplaasmark.com |access-date=5 January 2024 |date=10 February 2022}}</ref>
===South Korea===
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===Spain===
*[[Pas de barca de Flix]], across the [[Ebro]] river, in [[Flix, Spain|Flix]], [[Catalonia]]
*[[Pas de barca de Miravet]], across the [[Ebro]] river, in [[Miravet]], [[Catalonia]]
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*{{ill|Högsäter Ferry|sv|Högsäterleden}}, across [[Byälven]] from [[Högsäter, Värmland County|Högsäter]] to [[Fryxnäs]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trafikverket.se/Farja/Farjeleder/Farjeleder-i-ditt-lan/Farjeleder-i-Varmlands214/Hogsaterleden/|title=Högsäterleden|work=Trafikverket|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403222100/http://www.trafikverket.se/Farja/Farjeleder/Farjeleder-i-ditt-lan/Farjeleder-i-Varmlands214/Hogsaterleden/|archive-date=2013-04-03}}</ref>
*{{ill|Isö Ferry|sv|Isöleden}}, across [[Storsjön]] from [[Isön]] to [[Norderön]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trafikverket.se/Farja/Farjeleder/Farjeleder-i-ditt-lan/Farjeleder-i-Jamtlands-lan/Isoleden/|title=Isöleden|work=Trafikverket|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806153543/http://www.trafikverket.se/Farja/Farjeleder/Farjeleder-i-ditt-lan/Farjeleder-i-Jamtlands-lan/Isoleden/|archive-date=2013-08-06}}</ref>
*{{ill|Ivö Ferry|sv|Ivöleden}}, across [[Ivö Lake]] between [[Barum (Sweden)|Barum]] and [[Ivö Island]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Linfärjan_Karna,_Ivösjön.jpg | title = File:Linfärjan Karna, Ivösjön.jpg | date = 25 July 2007 | publisher = Wikimedia Commons | access-date = 2009-01-19 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090318044728/http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Linf%C3%A4rjan_Karna,_Iv%C3%B6sj%C3%B6n.jpg | archive-date = 2009-03-18 }}</ref>
*{{ill|Kornhall Ferry|sv|Kornhallsleden}}, across the [[Nordre älv]] between [[Kornhall]] and [[Brunnstorpsnäs]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.trafikverket.se/farjerederiet/farjeleder/farjeleder-i-vastra-gotalands-lan/Kornhallsleden/ |title=Kornhallsleden |publisher=Trafikverket |access-date=2017-09-05 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916010604/https://www.trafikverket.se/farjerederiet/farjeleder/farjeleder-i-vastra-gotalands-lan/Kornhallsleden/ |archive-date=2017-09-16 }}</ref>
*[[Kostersundet Ferry]], across [[Kostersundet]] from [[Koster Islands|Nordkoster]] to [[Koster Islands|Sydkoster]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stromstad.se/omkommunen/forvaltningar/tekniska/hamnar/linfarjor/linfarjakostersundet.501.html|title=Trädfällning inom tätort|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714231255/http://www.stromstad.se/omkommunen/forvaltningar/tekniska/hamnar/linfarjor/linfarjakostersundet.501.html|archive-date=2014-07-14}}</ref>
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* Ferry across the Sitter at Bischofszell
*{{ill|Bodenacker Ferry|de|Bodenackerfähre}}, across the Aare
* Ferry across the Doubs [https://www.parcdoubs.ch/de/entdeckungen/kulturelles-erbe/die-faehre-von-tariche
*{{ill|Ellikon–Nack Ferry|de|Rheinfähre Ellikon–Nack}}, across the Rhine from [[Marthalen]] to [[Lottstetten]] in [[Germany]]
*{{ill|Fahr Abbey Ferry|de|Fähre Kloster Fahr–Schlieren}}, across the [[Limmat]] river at [[Fahr Abbey]], since 1896.
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*[[Hatton Ferry]], across the [[James River (Virginia)|James River]] in [[Virginia]]
*[[Ironton Ferry]], across an arm of [[Lake Charlevoix]] in [[Michigan]]
*[[Howard Landing Ferry|J-Mack Ferry]], across an arm of the [[Sacramento River]] in [[California]]<ref name=jmak>{{cite web | url = http://www.prospermag.com/article/280-157 | title = The Cable Guy – Piloting the Delta's J-Mack ferry beats working for a living | publisher = Prosper Media, LLC | access-date = 2008-12-01 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090304203011/http://www.prospermag.com/article/280-157
*[[Merrimac Ferry]], across the [[Wisconsin River]] in [[Wisconsin]]
*[[Merry Point Ferry]], across the [[Corrotoman River]] in [[Virginia]]
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*[[Sunnybank Ferry]], across the [[Little Wicomico River]] in Virginia
*[[Sycamore Island Ferry]], across the [[Potomac River]] in [[Maryland]]
*[[Fort Ticonderoga Ferry]], across [[Lake Champlain]] between [[Ticonderoga (hamlet), New York|Ticonderoga]], [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[Shoreham, Vermont]]
*[[Upper Ferry (Wicomico River)|Upper Ferry]], across the [[Wicomico River (Maryland eastern shore)|Wicomico River]] in Maryland<ref name=ctc>{{cite book | first = William H | last = Shellenberger | title = Cruising the Chesapeake | publisher = McGraw-Hill Professional | year = 2001 | isbn = 0-07-136371-8 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=2AA3z7rFrzUC&q=cable+ferry&pg=PA237| pages = 236–237}}</ref>
*[[Valley View Ferry]], across the [[Kentucky River]] in [[Kentucky]]
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==External links==
*{{commons category-inline|Cable ferries}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060529033737/http://www.igreens.org.uk/twyford_ferry_1899.jpg Twyford chain ferry]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081115200920/http://www.gnb.ca/0113/ferries/ferries-e.asp Cable ferries operating in New Brunswick, Canada]
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