United States Ferries

Twelve Mile Circle admits an unusual fascination with ferries. Perhaps it comes from crossing a body of water at a personal level. Maybe it comes from taking the slow route and enjoying the ride as much as the destination. Regardless, few things please me as much as standing on the deck of a ferryboat as it cuts through the waves. I love feeling the breeze as I cross the water towards a rural road on a distant riverbank.

Madeline Island Ferry. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Madeline Island Ferry, Wisconsin

It was with that in mind when I set out to create the definitive interactive map of United States Ferries. I have finally completed that task and I now make it publicly available for the first time. This was definitely a labor of love. It required extensive research on the names and specific locations of more than 200 ferries in the United States. In addition to the interactive map, it also includes links to the websites of just about every one of those ferries. Please do check it out and let me know what you think. This is still an early version and I will be making improvements to it in the near future.


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2 responses to “United States Ferries”

  1. Jimmy Emerson Avatar

    Hi,

    Ran across your blog and love it. I love searching out unusual sites. There is another ferry in Alabama that is not on your blog. It’s the only free ferry in the state, ran by the Monroe County Dept of Transportation. It’s locally known as the “Davis Ferry” and crossed the Alabama River from the NW (disconnected noless) corner of Monroe County known as Packer’s Bend to the east side of the river near the Franklin community. Pics are on my site.

  2. Jeff Rundell Avatar
    Jeff Rundell

    There is another Columbia River ferry, NE of the Keller ferry. The Gifford – Inchelium ferry crosses the south-running river from Stevens County (E) to Ferry County & the Colville Indian Reservation, (W) which runs the free ferry.

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