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The Jamestown Ferry (also known as the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry) is a free automobile and bus ferry service across a navigable portion of the James River in Virginia. It carries State Route 31 , connecting Jamestown in James City County with Scotland Wharf in Surry County .
VDOT will run only one ferry between Scotland Wharf and Jamestown 24/7, and add a second during afternoon hours. Staffing shortages are blamed. State reduces travel schedule for Jamestown-Scotland ...
Replaced Hopewell Ferry: Ferry [1] SR 827 (Allied Road) at Bermuda Hundred SR 608 (Shirley Plantation Road) at Shirley: Abandoned Woodson Ferry [1] SR 746 (Enon Church Road) at Meadowville Varina Road at Varina: Abandoned Varina-Enon Bridge: I-295: Henricus, just East of 1990 37°22′47″N 77°20′47″W Hatcher Island Bridge Private road ...
Glass House Point in James City County, Virginia is the northern terminus of the Jamestown Ferry, which was relocated there as part of the development of Jamestown for the celebration the 350th anniversary in 1957. The state-operated ferry service crosses the James River to Scotland in Surry County.
Although earlier ferry services across the Bay, the harbor, and various rivers were eventually supplanted in the 20th century by bridges, tunnels, and bridge-tunnels, a passenger ferry continues to operate between Norfolk and Portsmouth, and one major automobile ferry service also remains. The Jamestown Ferry (also known as the Jamestown ...
The Jamestown/Scotland Ferry (located in Surry) allows tourists to visit Williamsburg, Virginia, as well, linking Smithfield to the historic triangle. Smithfield is a convenient day trip from Norfolk, Richmond, and Virginia Beach. [10]
The Jamestown Ferry is the only crossing of the James River between the James River Bridge in Newport News and the Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge near Hopewell. [5] SR 31 resumes at the Jamestown terminal of the ferry at Glass House Point in James City County. The state highway, which heads northeast as Jamestown Road, passes Jamestown ...
The services of Williamsburg Area Transit Authority are partially funded through rider fares, a form of user fees.The system is also funded by the partner local governments of the City of Williamsburg, James City County, and York County, as well as purchases of services by the College of William and Mary, Surry County, City of Newport News, Virginia, and Colonial Williamsburg, [4] and other ...