Cable Ferry
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Bullard's Ferry (Coos County, Oregon)
Lost Ferry across Coquille riverNo longer exists
Elwell Cable Ferry (Bladen County, North Carolina)
Built 1905Ferry across Cape Fear River on Elwell Ferry RoadOpen to traffic
Hatton Ferry (Albemarle County, Virginia)
Built ca. 1870Ferry across James RiverOpen to traffic
Los Ebanos Ferry (Hidalgo County, Texas)
Open 1950 currently in useFerry across Rio Grande RiverOpen to traffic
Merrimac Ferry (Columbia County, Wisconsin)
Privately owned fee ferry from 1844 to 1923; operated by Columbia and Sauk Counties as fee ferry 1923-1933; operated by State of Wisconsin since 1933 as a free ferryCable ferry across Wisconsin River on Wis 113Open to traffic 24/7 in summer; closed in winter
Olds Ferry (Baker County, Oregon)
established 1859 by J.P. OldsLost Ferry across Snake RiverNo longer exists
Princeton Ferry (Glenn County, California)
Cable ferry across Sacramento River on Ferry RoadDerelict/abandoned
Saugatuck Chain Ferry (Allegan County, Michigan)
1838Ferry across Kalamazoo River on PedestriansOpen to pedestrians only
White's Ferry (Montgomery County, Maryland)
Ferry over Potomac RiverClosed due to ongoing court cases regarding property rights on Virginia side
Woodland Ferry (Sussex County, Delaware)
Cable ferry crossing established 1793 current vessel Tina Fallon in service 2008Cable ferry over Nanticoke RiverOpen to traffic