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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.
The cable is lowered into the river when the ferry is not operational and is stretched across the river during hours of operation. There is sufficient clearance for small boats to pass under the cable, but it is lowered when barges pass, though barge traffic on the Cape Fear river in this section ceased in the 1990s.
The Hatton Ferry is a flat-bottomed boat with its deck only a few inches above the waterline. Two cables are attached to each of the boat's ends and guided by an overhead wire connecting the two river banks about 700 feet away. The cables control the ferry in its passage, allowing the stern to swing downstream while stabilizing the prow.
Sometimes the cable ferry is human powered by someone on the boat. Reaction ferries are cable ferries that use the perpendicular force of the current as a source of power. Examples of a current propelled ferry are the four Rhine ferries in Basel, Switzerland. [44] Cable ferries may be used in fast-flowing rivers across short distances.
The Lytton Ferry across the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada, is a reaction ferry using an overhead cable and traveller, visible in the upper right corner. At one time over 30 reaction ferries crossed the rivers of British Columbia , primarily the Fraser River and the Thompson River .
Pages in category "Cable ferries in the United States" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Moore wrote that the long-term plan to upgrade the boats wasn’t sufficient and Lowcountry Ferry needed a more immediate, “short-term” plan. On July 15, Lowcountry Ferry gave its short-term plan.
Acquired in Gulf Island Ferry Company purchase, formerly named Motor Princess. Sunk and scrapped in 2003 [15] MV Princess of Vancouver: Princess class: 1955: 1985-1987: 150: 984: Formerly part of the Ministry of Transportation and Highways' saltwater ferry fleet and the Canadian Pacific Railway: MV Queen of the Islands: None: 1963: 1963-1991: ...