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Toll Facilities in the United States

Vehicular Toll Ferries in the United States

(IN OPERATION, UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND FINANCED AS OF JANUARY 1, 2005)
TABLE  T-1,  PART  5

State Name of Ferry1/ Financing or Operating Authority Location On NHS Toll Collection? Electronic Toll Collection System?2/ Remarks
From Body of Water Crossing To Yes No One-Way
(N, S, E, W)		 Both Ways No Yes/Kind
Alabama Mobile Bay Ferry Alabama Department of Transportation Dauphin Island Mobile Bay Fort Morgan   X   X X   Private; temporarily out of service as of 9/16/04.
Alaska Motor Vessel le Conte AK Dept of Trans & Public Facilities Petersburg, AK North AK Panhandle Skagway, AK X     X X    
Alaska Motor Vessel Tustumena AK Dept of Trans & Public Facilities Valdez, AK Gulf of AK Dutch Harbor, AK   X   X X    
Alaska Motor Vessel Bob Ellis Ketchikan Gateway Borough Ketchikan, AK Tongass Narrows Ketchikan Internatl Airport, AK X     X X    
Alaska Motor Vessel Ken Eichner Ketchikan Gateway Borough Ketchikan, AK Tongass Narrows Ketchikan Internatl Airport, AK X     X X    
Alaska Motor Vessel Prince of Wales Inter-Island Ferry Auth Ketchikan, AK Inside Passage Hollis, AK   X   X X    
Alaska Motor Vessel Stikene Inter-Island Ferry Auth Coffman Cove, AK Inside Passage Petersburg, AK   X   X X   Under construction
Alaska Lituya AK Dept of Trans & Public Finance Ketchikan, AK Tongass Narrows Metlakatla, AK   X   X X    
Alaska Fairweather AK Dept of Trans & Public Finance Juneau, AK North AK Panhandle Sitka, AK X            
Alaska Chenega AK Dept of Trans & Public Finance Cordova, AK Prince Willian Sound Whittier, AK   X   X     Under construction
Alaska Motor Vessel Aurora AK Dept of Trans & Public Facilities Cordova, AK Prince Willian Sound Whittier, AK   X   X X    
Alaska-British Columbia, Canada Motor Vessel Taku AK Dept of Trans & Public Facilities                   Currently out of service
Alaska-British Columbia, Canada Motor Vessel Matanuska AK Dept of Trans & Public Facilities Prince Rupert, BC Inside Passage Skagway, AK X     X X    
Alaska-British Columbia, Canada Motor Vessel Kennicott AK Dept of Trans & Public Facilities Prince Rupert, BC Inside Passage Skagway, AK X     X X    
Alaska-Washington Motor Vessel Columbia AK Dept of Trans & Public Facilities Bellingham, WA Inside Passage Skagway, AK X     X X   May operate summers only
Alaska-Washington Motor Vessel Malaspina AK Dept of Trans & Public Facilities Bellingham, WA Inside Passage Skagway, AK X     X X    
California Balboa Island Balboa Island Ferry, Inc. Balboa Island, CA Newport Bay Balboa, CA   X   X X   Private
Connecticut Rocky Hill - Glastonbury CT Dept of Trans Rocky Hill, CT Connecticut River South Glastonbury, CT   X   X X   May through October
Connecticut Chester - Hadlyme CT Dept of Trans Chester, CT Connecticut River Hadlyme, CT   X   X X   May through October
Connecticut-New York Bridgeport - Port Jefferson City of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT Long Island Sound Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY   X   X X   May through October, modified sched. in Winter
Connecticut-New York New London - Orient Cross Sound Ferry Services New London, CT Long Island Sound Orient Pt., Long Island, NY   X   X X   Private
Connecticut-New York New London - Fishers Island Fishers Is. Ferry District New London, CT Fishers Island Sound Fishers Island, NY   X   X X    
Connecticut-Rhode Island New London - Block Island Interstate Navigation Co New London, CT Block Island Sound Block Island, RI   X   X X   Private
Delaware-New Jersey Lewes - Cape May DE River & Bay Auth Lewes, DE Delaware Bay Cape May, NJ X     X X   Operates year round
Illinois-Missouri Golden Eagle Calhoun - St. Charles Ferry Co Golden Eagle, IL Mississippi River Kampville, MO   X   X X   Private
Illinois-Missouri Canton - Meyer Allen Blackmore; Canton, MO Meyer, IL Mississippi River Canton, Mo   X   X X   Private
Illinois-Missouri Winfield Steven & Vincent Baalman Near Batchtown, IL Mississippi River Winfield, MO   X   X X   Private
Illinois-Missouri St. Genevieve Modoc Ferry Inc. Prairie Du Rocker, IL Mississippi River St. Genevieve, MO   X   X X   Private
Illinois-Missouri Grafton Grafton Ferry Boat Company Grafton, IL Illinois and Missouri Rivers St. Charles Cnty, MO   X   X X   Private
Iowa-Wisconsin Cassville Car Ferry Cassville Village, WI Cassvile, WI Mississippi River Millville, IA   X   X X   Municipally owned
Kentucky Rochester John and Bess Speer Rochester, KY Green River Cool Springs, KY   X     X   Private
Kentucky-Ohio Anderson Anderson Boat Co Constance, KY Ohio River Cincinnati, OH   X   X X   Private (Operates 6 am - 9:30 pm)
Kentucky-Ohio Augusta Augusta Ferry Authority Augusta, KY Ohio River Higginsport, OH   X   X X   Operated by Public non-profit and partially subsidized by KYTC
Maine Margaret Chase Smith Office of Passenger Trans, ME Dept of Trans Lincolnville, ME Penobscot Bay Islesboro, ME X     X X    
Maine Captain Henry Lee Office of Passenger Trans, ME Dept of Trans Bass Harbor, ME Blue Hill Bay Swan's Island, ME   X   X X    
Maine Captain Henry Lee Office of Passenger Trans, ME Dept of Trans Bass Harbor, ME Blue Hill Bay Frenchboro, ME   X S   X    
Maine Captain Neal Burgess Office of Passenger Trans, ME Dept of Trans Rockland, ME Penobscot Bay North Haven, ME X     X X    
Maine Captain Charles Philbrook Office of Passenger Trans, ME Dept of Trans Rockland, ME Penobscot Bay Vinalhaven, ME X     X X    
Maine Governor Curtis Office of Passenger Trans, ME Dept of Trans Rockland, ME Penobscot Bay Vinalhaven, ME X     X X    
Maine North Haven Office of Passenger Trans, ME Dept of Trans Rockland, ME Penobscot Bay Matinicus, ME X   E   X    
Maine Everett Libby Office of Passenger Trans, ME Dept of Trans Various Penobscot Bay Various   X   X X    
Maine Machigonne II Casco Bay Island Transit District Portland, ME Casco Bay Peaks Island, ME X   E   X   Quasi - Municipal
Maine Maquoit II Casco Bay Island Transit District Portland, ME Casco Bay Casco Bay Ilses, ME X   E   X   Quasi - Municipal
Maine Island Romance Casco Bay Island Transit District Portland, ME Casco Bay Various X   E   X   Quasi - Municipal
Maine Aucocisco III Casco Bay Island Transit District Portland, ME Casco Bay Various X   E   X   Quasi - Municipal
Maine Bay Mist Casco Bay Island Transit District Portland, ME Casco Bay Various X   E   X   Quasi - Municipal
Maine-Nova Scotia, Canada Scotia Prince Prince of Fundy Tours Portland, ME Bay of Fundy Yarmouth, NS   X   X X   Private
Maine-Nova Scotia, Canada The 'Cat Bay Ferries Bar Harbor, ME Bay of Fundy Yarmouth, NS   X   X X   Private
Maryland Oxford Captain Gilbert Clark Oxford, MD Tred Avon River Bellevue, MD   X   X X   Private & public (Talbot County)
Maryland-Virginia Whites Ferry, Inc. Whites Ferry, Inc. Montgomery County, MD Potomac River Loudoun County, VA   X   X X   Private
Massachusetts Woods Hole  Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship Auth  Woods Hole, MA Vineyard Sound Martha's Vineyard, MA   X   X X    
Massachusetts Hyannis  Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship Auth Hyannis, MA Nantucket Sound Nantucket, MA   X   X X    
Michigan Harson's Island Champion Auto Ferry, Inc. Algonac, MI St. Clair River Harson's Island, MI   X   X X   Private
Michigan St. Mary's River Ferry System Eastern Upper Peninsula Trans Auth Sault Ste. Marie, MI St Mary's River Sugar Island, MI   N/A E   X    
Michigan St. Mary's River Ferry System Eastern Upper Peninsula Trans Auth Barbeau, MI St Mary's River Neebish Island, MI   N/A E   X    
Michigan St. Mary's River Ferry System Eastern Upper Peninsula Trans Auth Detour, MI St Mary's River Durmmond Island, MI   N/A E   X    
Michigan  Ironton Charlevoix County Trans Auth Ironton, MI Lake Charlevoix  Ironton, MI   N/A   X X    
Michigan Charlevoix/Beaver Island Beaver Island Boat Co/Beaver Island Trans Auth Charlevoix, MI Lake Michigan Beaver Island, MI X     X X   Private/Public
Michigan Cheboygan Raymond Plaunt Ferry Service Cheboygan, MI Lake Huron Bois Blanc Isle, MI   X   X X   Private
Michigan-Ontario, Canada Algonac Walpole - Algonac Ferry Co Algonac, MI St. Clair River Walpole Isle, ON   X   X X   Private
Michigan-Ontario, Canada Marine City Bluewater Ferry Marine City, MI St. Clair River Sombra, ON   X   X X   Private
Michigan-Ontario, Canada Detroit Windsor Truck Ferry Detroit Windsor Truck Ferry Detroit Detroit River Windsor, ON X     X X   Private; Commercial vehicles only
Michigan-Wisconsin SS Badger (Ludington - Manitowoc) Lake Michigan Car Ferry Service, Inc Ludington, MI Lake Michigan Manitowoc, WI X     X X   Collections for fares, not tolls
Michigan-Wisconsin Lake Express Lake Express, LLC Milwaukee, WI Lake Michigan Muskegon, MI   X   X X   Private
Missouri Akers Dee Maggard Akers, MO Current River Route K   X   X X   Private
Missouri Mississippi County Ferry Mississippi County Dorena, MO Mississippi River Hickman, KY   X   X X   Private
New York Whitehall Street City of New York, NY Manhattan, NY New York Harbor St. George; Staten Island, NY   X   X X    
New York Greenport Shelter - Island - Greenport Ferry Co Greenport, NY Shelter Island Sound Shelter Island; Long Island, NY   X   X X   Private
New York Shelter Island South Ferry, Inc Shelter Island; Shelter Island Sound North Haven; Long Island, NY   X   X X   Private
New York Shelter Island North Ferry, Inc Greenport, NY Gardiner's Bay/Peconic Bay Shelter Island, NY   X   X X   Private
New York-Vermont Port Kent Lake Champlain Trans Co, Inc Port Kent, NY Lake Champlain Burlington, VT   X   X X   May through October; Private
New York-Vermont Essex Lake Champlain Trans Co, Inc Essex, NY Lake Champlain Charlotte, VT   X   X X   April through January 4; Private
New York-Vermont Cumberland Head Lake Champlain Trans Co, Inc Plattsburgh, NY Lake Champlain Grand Isle, VT   X   X X   Open all year; Private
New York-Vermont Fort Ticonderoga Shorewell Ferries, Inc Ft. Toconderoga, NY Lake Champlain Larrabees Point, VT   X   X X   May through October; Private
New York-Ontario, Canada Cape Vincent Hornes Ferry Limited Cape Vincent, NY St. Lawrence River, NC Wolfe Island, ON   X   X X   Private
North Carolina Ocracoke - Swan Quarter NC Dept of Trans Ocracoke, NC Pamlico Sound Swan Quarter, NC   X   X X    
North Carolina Cedar Island - Ocracoke NC Dept of Trans Cedar Island, NC Pamlico Sound Ocracoke, NC X     X X    
North Carolina Currituck - Corolla NC Dept of Trans Currituck, NC Currituck Sound Corolla, NC   X         Passengers only; no toll for Currituck Cnty school students & staff
North Carolina Southport Fort Fisher NC Dept of Trans Southport, NC Cape Fear River Ft. Fisher, NC X     X X    
Ohio Miller Boat Line Miller Boat Line Catawba Point, OH Lake Erie Middle Bass Island, Put-In-Bay,OH   X   X X   March through November.  Toll can be credit/debit charged.
Ohio Kelly's Island Ferry Kelly's Island Ferry Boat Line Marblehead, OH Lake Erie Kellys Island, OH   X   X X   April through May; Daily.  Tolls can be credit/debit charged.
Ohio-Ontario, Canada M.V. Pelee Island Pelee Island Trans Co Kingsville & Leamington, ON Lake Erie Pelee Island   X   X X   April through September, Nov. 14 through Dec. 11.  Tolls can be credit/debit charged.
Oregon Wheatland Ferry Marion County Dept of Public Works Wheatland Rd, Yamhill County Williamette River Daniel Matheny Rd, Marion County   X   X X   Cable Ferry; Open 6 am - 9:45 pm
Oregon Buena Vista Ferry Marion County Dept of Public Works River Rd, Marion County Williamette River Buena Vista, Polk County   X   X X   Cable Ferry; closed Mon-Tue, open Wed-Fri 7am-5pm, Sat-Sun 9am-7pm
Oregon Canby Ferry Clackamas County Dept of Transportation Mountain Rd, Clackamas County Williamette River Holly Street, Clackamas County   X   X X   Cable Ferry; Open 6:45 am - 9:15 pm
Oregon-Washington Puget Island Ferry Wahkiakum County, WA Public Works Westport, OR Columbia River Puget Island, WA   X   X X   Open 5am-10:15pm
Pennsylvania Fredericktown Fayette/Washington County, Joint Ferry Service Fredericktown, PA Monongahela River Labelle, PA   X   X X    
Pennsylvania Millersburg Ferryboat Campsites, Inc Millersburg, PA Susquehanna River Liverpool, PA   X   X X   Private
Puerto Rico Fajardo - Vieques PR Port Authority Fajardo, PR Vieques Sound Vieques Island   X   X X   Departures from Fajardo: M-F 3:30am, 9:00am, 4:00pm; Departures from Vieques: M-F 6:00am, 1:30pm, 6:30pm
Puerto Rico Fajardo - Culebra PR Port Authority Fajardo, PR Culebra Sound Culebra Island   X   X X   Departures from Fajardo: M-F 3:00am, 4:00pm, Wed&Fri 9:30am; Departures from Culebra: M-F 7:00am, 6:00pm; Wed&Fri 1:00pm
Puerto Rico Vieques - Culebra PR Port Authority Vieques Island Culebra-Vieques Sound Culebra Island   X   X X   Departures from Vieques: M-F 6:00am; Departures from Culebra: M-F 6:00pm
Rhode Island Bristol Prudence Island Navigation Co Bristol Narraganset Bay Prudence & Hog Islands   X   X X   Private
Rhode Island Point Judith Interstate Navigation Co Point Judith Block Island Sound Block Island   X   X X   Private
Tennessee Cumberland City TN Dept of Trans (Two Rivers Excursions) Cumberland City, TN Cumberland River Throckmorton, TN   X   X X    
Texas-Mexico Los Ebanos Ferry Reyna Estate Los Ebanos, TX Rio Grande River San Miguel Camargo, Tamaulipas   X   X X   Private
Utah John Atlantic Burr/Charles Hall UT Dept of Trans Bullfrog, UT Lake Powell Halls Crossing, UT   X   X X   Operates 8 hrs-1/1-4/14; 10 hrs-4/15-5/14; 12 hrs-5/15-9/30; 10 hrs-10/1-31; 8 hrs-11/1-12/31
Washington Seattle - Bainbridge Island WA Trans Com Seattle, WA Puget Sound Bainbridge Island, WA X     X X    
Washington Seattle - Bremerton WA Trans Com Seattle, WA Puget Sound Bremerton, WA X     X X    
Washington Edmonds - Kingston WA Trans Com Edmonds, WA Puget Sound Kingston, WA X     X X    
Washington Port Townsend WA Trans Com Port Townsend, WA Puget Sound Keystone, WA X     X X    
Washington Mukilteo - Clinton WA Trans Com Mukilteo, WA Puget Sound Clinton, WA X     X X    
Washington Pt. Defiance - Tahlequah WA Trans Com Pt. Defiance, WA Puget Sound Tahlequah, WA   X N   X    
Washington Fauntleroy - Southworth WA Trans Com Fauntleroy, WA Puget Sound Southworth, WA   X   X X    
Washington Fauntleroy - Vashon WA Trans Com Fauntleroy, WA Puget Sound Vashon Island, WA   X W   X    
Washington Southworth - Vashon WA Trans Com Southworth, WA Puget Sound Vashon Island, WA   X E   X    
Washington Anacortes - San Juan Isles WA Trans Com Anacortes, WA Puget Sound San Juan Islands, WA X   W   X    
Washington Guemes Island Skagit County Anacortes, WA Puget Sound Guemes Island, WA   X N   X    
Washington Lummi Island Whatcom County Gooseberry Pt., WA Puget Sound Lummi Island, WA   X W   X    
Washington Steilacoom Pierce County Steilacoom, WA Puget Sound Anderson & Ketron Islands, WA   X W   X    
Washington-Oregon Wahkiakum Co. Public Works Ferry Wahkiakum County Cathlamet, WA Columbia River Westport, OR   X   X X    
Washington-British Columbia, Canada Anacortes - Sidney WA Trans Com Anacortes, WA Puget Sound Sidney, BC X     X X    
Washington-British Columbia, Canada Port Angeles Black Ball Transport, Inc Port Angeles, WA Puget Sound Victoria, BC   X   X X   Private
West Virginia-Ohio Sistersville Sistersville City Fly, OH Ohio River Sistersville, WV   X   X X   April through December; Private
Wisconsin Washington Island Washington Island Ferry Line, Inc Washington Island, WI Green Bay Northport, WI   X   X X   Private
Wisconsin Bayfeld Madeline Island Ferries, Inc Bayfield, WI Lake Superior La Pointe, WI   X   X X   Private
Virgin Islands Trans Services - St. John (Privately Owned) St. Thomas Pillsbury Sound St. John   X   X X   Private

1/ Excludes ferries providing exclusive service for passengers or freight as opposed to vehicles.

2/ Excludes toll transactions that require stopping (i.e., cash, ticket, or token payment).

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